Automount Sharepoints WITHOUT MAC SERVER?

[Anonymous]

my info:
Mac PowerPC G4 Quicksilver machines
running Mac OSX Panther 10.3.3/Classic OS9
**WE ARE NOT USING APPLE OS X SERVER**

well, i am trying to get my lab in order implementing
a few new things this quarter. i am having all users
now logging in against the domain via LDAP
authentication. i am also running the LoginHook to
maintain the set desktop settings everytime a person
logs out/in. and, i am also maintaining common dock
settings for all users who login. so far, everything
is working great (thanks to this site ).

now, in addition to what i already have going i would
like to have one of our database servers automounting
for each person who logs in. not only that, but i
would like this to happen when classic mode starts as
well. i would like a situation where the login window
is bypassed and the drive is automatically mapped
without having to log into it with a guest acct. and,
i would like all of this to function without having to
compromise any of my previous settings.

i have tried working within /mounts in NETINFO
MANAGER, but am unsuccessful.

i have encountered a few instances where others said
there was problems doing this on Panther. i have also
noticed that MAC OSX SERVER is recommended. what i
want to know, is it possible to do what i want to do
without the use of MAC SERVER? if so, am i missing
something in the process? is there anyway to implement
this when classic mode starts up with different users?
is this possible without creating a GUEST user?

PLEASE HELP. i am forever in your debt, ppl. THANKS.

jay

[AllanMarcus]

What type of server are your trying to mount? AFP, NFS, SMB? It makes a difference.

For NFS, you can do it easily with the mounts branch of NetInfo.
http://www.cs.dixie.edu/ldap/mac/nfs/ might help you.

For SMB and AFP there are some third party products that let you automount. Search versiontracker for “automount”

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