How Do I Mount Directories in Mac OS X?

With Mac OS X 10.3 you can mount Mac OS X (AFP), Windows (SMB) and UNIX (NFS) volumes.

Mounting a Mac OS X Share Point

In the Finder select the menu item "Go:Connect to Server..."
In the "Address:" field type the URL to the shared directory.
The syntax for the URL is: afp://@
Example: afp://simmons@monarch.stat.ucla.edu
Enter the user's password
Select the volume you wish to mount from the list presented.

In the Finder select the menu item "Go:Connect to Server..."
In the "Address:" field type the URL to the shared directory.
The syntax for the URL is: smb://;@/
Example: smb://statnet;bockner@chrysalis.stat.ucla.edu/d
Enter the user's password

If you have any questions regarding this topic e-mail to support@stat.ucla.edu

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