OS9 uses aliases in the "Servers" folder inside the System folder to mount
volumes at startup when using AppleShare Client 3.8.6 or 3.8.4. You might be
able to downgrade your Appleshare to 3.8.3 by copying the Appleshare
extension from the 3.8.3 installer into your OS9 extensions folder. The
3.8.3 installer will not do the "downgrade" automatically.
I hope the alias problem gets fixed someday, as Apple is now using aliases
in the operation of basic system functions like mounting network volumes.
My employer has offered, in the past, to fund and provide programmers to
help fix this problem. But I received no response to the offer.
> From: John Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: John Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 12:01:59 -0700
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Bcc: "Dave Ritter" <Dave.Ritter.at.~[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Macs that won't mount *all* their filesystems at boot
>
> It seems that the problem with aliases (changing to point to other things)
> also now occurs with filesystems in OS9.
>
> Using the keychain (like there's a choice!) to mount multiple
> filesystems usually results in a subset actually appearing at boot.
> Attempts to mount using the chooser says that the name is already
> taken (but it mounts OK). Attempts using the aliases in Recent
> Servers reopens other filesystems (like the alias problem).
>
> Any chance of a fix for this - didn't see this before OS9. Is it
> keychain related, or should (can) I just junk the keychain ?
> ---
>
> John
>
>
