Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 218)

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Share Points in the Network Globe
The Network globe on OS X clients represents the Darwin /Network directory. By default,
the Network globe contains the following four folders:
m Applications
m Library
m Servers
m Users
You can mount share points into any of these folders. See “Automounting Share Points” on
page 225 for instructions.
Static Versus Dynamic Linking
Share points can be automounted statically or dynamically. Statically mounted share points
are mounted when the client computer starts up. A connection to the server is opened for
static mounts during startup and remains open until the user shuts down the computer.
Dynamically mounted share points are not mounted until the user opens the directory.
Although an icon for the directory appears in the Network globe during startup, the actual
connection to the server where the directory resides is not made until the user selects the
icon and attempts to access the directory’s contents.
In both cases, when an automounted share point is defined on the server it is not available to
a client computer until the client has restarted.
Adding System Resources to the Network Library Folder
This Library folder in the Network globe is included in the system search path. This gives you
the ability to make available, from the network, any type of system resource that resides in
the local Library folder. These resources could include fonts, application preferences,
ColorSync profiles, desktop pictures, and so forth. Mac OS X accesses the network Library
folder before the local Library folder, so network resources with the same name take
precedence. You can use this capability to customize your managed client environment.
For example, suppose you wish to have a specific set of fonts available to each user in a given
Open Directory domain. You would create a share point containing the desired fonts and
then set the share point to automount into the /Network/Library/Fonts folder on client
machines. See “Automounting Share Points” on page 225 for instructions on setting up
automounting.
Setup Overview
You use the Sharing module of Workgroup Manager to create share points and set privileges
for them.
Here is an overview of the basic steps for setting up sharing:
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