[X4U] Solve File Sharing Issues?

[Neil Laubenthal]

I have a mini running ML as the file server in the RV we live in full time. A shared folder provides the destination for files saved from two daily driver MBPs my wife and I have, the shared folder is mounted at login on both laptops using an AppleScript with the mount afp// syntax. 

I have two issues. 

First, the shared volume usually dismounts on waking the laptop from sleep and is replaced by the mounted homedir of the Mini user used for connecting to the mini. 

Second, there are occasional issues with the permissions of newly created files, they show as owned by the Mini user but can only be edited by the laptop that created them despite using the same user to mount. 

Would using server instead resolve either of these or perhaps using a different user? The shared folder is named domestique and the mini username is also domestique… resulting in two folders on the server named domestique. 

Assuming I need Server, does the lack of a persistent Internet connection for the mini cause issues for Server?  I don't need Open Directory or any other 'Server' services o work, just File Sharing. 

I already own Server so cost is not an issue but don't want to waste a lot of time trying to fix something that might not be fixable. 

Thanks. 

neil

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