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Gromet

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Jul 27, 2007
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Does anyone know how to create a "shortcut" icon on the desktop that points and will open to a file share on a network server (Windows AD Server)? I can browse to the server and get to the folder, but i need to create an icon to make it easier for a user...

Thanks in advance...

Gromet
 
In Terminal, change to your Desktop folder:

cd Desktop

Then:

ln -s /Volumes/<server_mount>/ <foldername>

ie: I have an SMB Share called Archives, so my shortcut looks like this:

In /Users/jmxp/Desktop
ln -s /Volumes/Archives/ Archives

J
 
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