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Mapping network drive from NT server to OS X client using Darwin

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bcrichnc

IS-IT--Management
Apr 29, 2004
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I have a bit of a problem. We have about 30 new Mac OS X clients that need to be integrated with an NT 4.0 server. The Macs are set up fine...as is logging onto the domain, getting DHCP and access to network resources and applications. However, there is one program that needs to have a drive mapped to work. I can go to Go-->Connect to Server and type in the correct mapping with username and password to access the share on the server, but when I try to add that to the "Keychain", it does not want to save it on the keychain. Next thing I thought was using a logon script with the Macs. I figured out how to do this and thought I had the correct syntax in my script to map the drive at every logon (I'm using the LoginWindow Manager written by Bombich). I don't know if I need to use mount_ntfs or mount_smbfs in Darwin. I've tried both, but I can't get it to work. the sytax I use is "mount_smbfs -I username:password@server/share /smbshare", but without the quotes of course. It seems to map the drive where I specified, but the program still doesnt run due to the drive not being mapped and if I click on the location of where I mapped the drive, then that folder and its contents completely disappear. Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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