Add Volumes for mount at login directly on OS X Server Mac

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Add Volumes for mount at login directly on OS X Server Mac: "Today I needed to use Workgroup Manager to add a Login Item that Mounts an afp Volume. Apple provides no instructions for doing this while logged in directly on the server; instead this task is done using Workgroup Manager on a client (see this Apple support document). I didn't have my MacBook with me at the time, nor did I want to install the Server Admin Tools on another machine just for this one task.



The solution is:

1. Open Safari and enter the URL in the form of afp://IP-address-OR-Server-name/Share Point


2. Drag the favicon (next to the URL) onto the Desktop.


3. Drag the favicon into the System Preferences » Login » Items section of Workgroup Manager.


4. Click Apply Now.

Note that you do not need to add %20 to any white space when typing the URL in Safari; this will automatically be added when you drag the Favicon to the Desktop. Also, the colon and for...











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(Via MacOSXHints.com.)