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Old 05-09-2007, 11:37 AM
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auto-disconnect "server" after copying files

When doing a scheduled backup over a network (to a disk image), SD! will correctly connect to the "server" (as needed) and mount the disk image file (as needed).

Is there a SIMPLE way to disconnect the "server" after SD! is finished copying? Not the disk image (that gets ejected/unmounted automatically), but the "server" itself...

If the connection is left active but the server goes "off-line" sometime later, the Mac with SD! spends a lot of time looking for the "server" at that point, which is what I am trying to avoid.

I tried an AppleScript in SD! to disconnect the "server" "after copying is finished" but that doesn't work because SD! tries to execute that script while the disk image is still mounted.

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Old 05-09-2007, 04:01 PM
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There are some examples on the forums of this kind of thing. Basically, you'd need to use a "shell script" and put that in the background, waiting 30 seconds or so for the backup to fully complete...
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Old 05-09-2007, 05:24 PM
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I've written a shell script that will do something just like this. What it does is check the MAC address of your current router. If that MAC address has changed then it will force dismount any AFP mounted disks and maybe any SSHFS mounted disks. I have this script run every minute via a launchd process that I set up with Lingon. The script will log its activity if you set it up that way. Here's the script. If you have any problems let me know. I've been running it here for over a month without problems.

I've name the script 'unmount.sh' Let me know what you think. If you have problems with it.

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Old 05-10-2007, 12:16 AM
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I've written a shell script that will do something just like this. ... Andy
Thanks, Andy. As I said above, I don't speak shell scripts unfortunately. My situation is a bit different: the MAC address doesn't change, but the Mac containing the backup disk (which has file sharing turned on) goes to sleep after backups finish (overnight). Since the server icon is left on the desktops of the other Macs by SD, I get spinning beach balls until OSX decides to offer to "disconnect" the server, which can take a while and is most annoying. The only way to avoid this is to get in the habit of remembering to select and eject the server each time I wake up one of those Macs, before doing anything else.

If only SD would disconnect the server (after unmounting the disk image file)... IOW if it could just reverse the procedure it does before copying...

Not sure I'm making myself clear. It's just an annoyance factor, nothing more.

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Old 05-10-2007, 10:30 AM
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The script the user has provided can do this for you... I do understand what you want, but there are issues there that make this more difficult than you might expect at first...
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Old 05-10-2007, 06:40 PM
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This script will do exactly what you want. I think.

Code:
#!/usr/bin/env bash

sleep 45

if [[ `mount | awk '/^afp_/'` != "" ]]; then
  # http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...51107175256782
  mount | awk '/^afp_/ { system("umount -f " $3) }'
  echo $now "afp disk unmounted"
fi
Save it and set it to executable. You'll then have to call it from within SD's Advanced settings to run the shell script after copy completes.

Dave, if you want to include this script with SD feel free.

Andy
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:03 AM
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There are some examples on the forums of this kind of thing. Basically, you'd need to use a "shell script" and put that in the background, waiting 30 seconds or so for the backup to fully complete...
Thanks. Sadly I know nothing of "shell scripts" and only a bit more about AppleScripts (apples and oranges?). A search of the forum did not reveal what I wanted. Oh well.
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