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Toyin · Jan 24, 2003, 03:02 PM

I'm getting a new 12" PB (hopefully in the next 2-3wks). I'd like to be able to share parts of my home directory with my Dual 500 (Music, Movies, Documents). I currently have a Linksys router which I'll upgrade to the Linksys wireless router which supports 802.11g.

What's the best way to share a home directory? I've thought of a few options.

1) Create identical user (same username and password) and use my external 120gb drive to synchronize the specific folders

2) Create an identical user and use net-info to point those specific folders to my desktop's corresponding folders over 802.11g (permission issues? and not useful outside of my immediate network)

3) Use Synchronize Pro to synchronize the folders over the network (Also would require identical user and possible permission issues)

4) Place all the documents I want to share in my desktop user's share folder. Work on the documents within the shared folder over 802.11g. (However this could have security issues with a wireless network.)

Anyone have any better suggestions?

Toyin · Feb 8, 2003, 01:53 PM

For anyone one interested option 3 works very well. I created an identical user and then use Synchronize pro to synchronize my documents folder, Music folder, and iPhoto Library. No permission issues yet and updating the music folder actually keeps my playlists and play counts up to date.

By the way the new 12" PB Rocks!

Will_02903 · Nov 30, 2003, 06:00 PM

Does anyone know how this works? Does your home directory live on the server and get copied down to the machine?

Might be another option.

Has anyone gotten OpenAFS to work?

Thanks. Will.

bmedina · Nov 30, 2003, 06:47 PM

Why not use SharePoints to set up specific directories to share over AFP?

Toyin · Nov 30, 2003, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by Will_02903:
Does anyone know how this works? Does your home directory live on the server and get copied down to the machine?

Might be another option.

Has anyone gotten OpenAFS to work?

Thanks. Will.

10 months later and I've had no issues with synchronizing my Home folders. It's actually pretty sweet. My Home folders exist on both my Dualie and on the PB. I synchronize my Documents folder, Pictures Folder, and Music Folder. I think I'm going to start synchronizing my Applications folder too.

The reason why I opted to have 2 separate home folders is because : 1) I have an automatic back up and 2) My PB has all the documents and stuff I need outside of my network.

I haven't had any permission issues

Link · Nov 30, 2003, 09:45 PM

If you want to have *ONE* home folder, another thing you can do is make a symlink across the network and then name it as your home folder (deleting the home folder) ... this is tricky but doable. I did it once by accident lol

marc1 · Oct 29, 2004, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by Link:
If you want to have *ONE* home folder, another thing you can do is make a symlink across the network and then name it as your home folder (deleting the home folder) ... this is tricky but doable. I did it once by accident lol

I would love to know how to do this. Can please explain.

turtle777 · Mar 15, 2005, 01:10 PM

Originally posted by marc1:
I would love to know how to do this. Can please explain.

You should be comfortable with the terminal.

You can create symlinks with "ln -s sourcefile targetpath/targetfile"

do "man ln" or google for symlinks / symetric links & Unix or OS X for how to use symlinks.

Again, don't do it if you don't have some Unix knowledge and Terminal experience. You can mess up things with that.

-t

turtle777 · Mar 15, 2005, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by Link:
If you want to have *ONE* home folder, another thing you can do is make a symlink across the network and then name it as your home folder (deleting the home folder) ... this is tricky but doable. I did it once by accident lol

I do this with my iBook and Mac mini. All folders on the iBook (Airport) are symlinks. I run a script to connect to the Mac mini on each startup, so everything is in place.

Unfortunately, this doesn't work with the /Library folder, at least not over Airport, because the information of how to connect to the Airport network is stored there.
It might be possible over ethernet, I'm not sure. Anyone tried this sort of "remote Library folder" thingy ?

-t

Detrius · Mar 15, 2005, 06:48 PM

You know, if you guys are *REALLY* interested in doing this, you could do it more reliably with Mac OS X Server. Doing it this way, even the preferences are pulled down over the network.

BTW, if you want your machine to join the Airport network before the user logs in, you have to set your machine to join "a specific network" in the network control panel.

turtle777 · Mar 16, 2005, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by Detrius:
BTW, if you want your machine to join the Airport network before the user logs in, you have to set your machine to join "a specific network" in the network control panel.

Easier said than done...
Has never worked with my Mac mini...

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=247075

-t

Detrius · Mar 16, 2005, 09:12 PM

When you enter the WEP key in the system preferences, don't forget to put a 0x in front of all the hex info.

Madrag · Mar 17, 2005, 05:22 AM

Originally posted by turtle777:
do "man ln" or google for symlinks / symetric links & Unix or OS X for how to use symlinks.

may I correct you, it's not symetric links, but symbolic links.

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turtle777 · Mar 17, 2005, 08:38 AM

Originally posted by Madrag:
may I correct you, it's not symetric links, but symbolic links.

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Duh, you're right. What was I not thinking.

-t