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

Gjermund Gusland Thorsen ggt667 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 30 09:36:30 MST 2007


No matter what AFP is discontinued and made for MacOS Classic.

You should use Samba or NFS instead for such maintenance.

ggt

On Nov 30, 2007 5:25 PM, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com> wrote:
> 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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