[FX.php List] [OT] Problem trying to use mount_afp w/ FileMaker Server

Bob Patin bob at patin.com
Fri Nov 30 09:25:20 MST 2007


Would I have to install something in order to use Samba?

If I'm understanding correctly, I could then just change the shell  
script, right?

BP


On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:18 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> The user you use for example from my site smb://user:password@backup/ 
> fm
> the user you log in as should own the folder shared as fm
>
> ggt667
>
>
> On Nov 30, 2007 5:13 PM, Dale Bengston <dbengston at preservationstudio.com 
> > wrote:
>> If AFP continues to cause problems, maybe you could switch to SFTP
>> (SSH), which is very easy to do between Macs, either with Terminal or
>> a nifty FTP app like Transmit.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:06 AM, Bob Patin wrote:
>>
>>> I'm using shell scripts, which work great, and backup databases
>>> automatically; why would I want to use Samba when FMS does timed
>>> automatic backups already?
>>>
>>> The script does the ZIP backup to a 2nd internal drive; where it's
>>> failing is in mounting the external volume.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please for your own convenience please use Samba, in the System
>>>> Preferences of MacOS X it's named Windows sharing, it's a less
>>>> network
>>>> consuming and I even use it for server tasks, such as backup.
>>>>
>>>> ggt
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 30, 2007 4:35 PM, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Alex,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, but not on either of the machines in question; what's more,
>>>>> this
>>>>> problem started before I put Leopard on 2 machines.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have other machines connecting to this same external volume
>>>>> without
>>>>> any problems; all 3 are running either 10.4.10 or 10.4.11.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Patin
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>>>>> On Nov 30, 2007, at 9:22 AM, Alex Gates wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Bob -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you using Leopard anywhere in the mix?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>
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