Mac Logon Scripts

[atfnet]

Do Mac logon scripts run with root privileges or do then run as root?

 

The reason I am asking is I have managed to write a script that will map a student home directory but it depends on the users id. Obviously mapping the id root will cause problems

 

#!/bin/bash
SERVER="CV0itsr003"
SHARE="STUDENTDOCUMENTS\$"
str="`id -u -n`" 
IDENT=${str%@*}
echo $IDENT
rm -d /Volumes/$IDENT
mkdir /Volumes/$IDENT
umount /Volumes/$IDENT
mount -t cifs //$SERVER/$SHARE /Volumes/$IDENT
ln -s /Volumes/$IDENT/$IDENT /Domain/cvs.lan/users/$IDENT/Desktop/MYDOCS

 

Thanks Andy

[gaz350]

they run as root.

if you are having problems start writing each line to a log file so you can see what its actually doing.

 

check some scripts on macenterprise.org

[bgarston]

Do Mac logon scripts run with root privileges or do then run as root?

 

The reason I am asking is I have managed to write a script that will map a student home directory but it depends on the users id. Obviously mapping the id root will cause problems

 

#!/bin/bash
SERVER="CV0itsr003"
SHARE="STUDENTDOCUMENTS\$"
str="`id -u -n`" 
IDENT=${str%@*}
echo $IDENT
rm -d /Volumes/$IDENT
mkdir /Volumes/$IDENT
umount /Volumes/$IDENT
mount -t cifs //$SERVER/$SHARE /Volumes/$IDENT
ln -s /Volumes/$IDENT/$IDENT /Domain/cvs.lan/users/$IDENT/Desktop/MYDOCS

 

Thanks Andy

 

More work after hours Andy?? Bugger I've been caught "working" after hours too!! ;-)

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Ben