Wednesday, October 4, 2006
I think I forgot to mention a couple of days ago I had lots of trouble trying to access a Windows 2003 server shared folder from OS X. It would work when I logged in as me (with admin rights), but it failed when I logged in as a non-admin user who still had rights to access the shared folder. After lots of digging, I downloaded something called Microsoft Windows 2000 Services for Macintosh (SFM) which included something called User Authentication Module (UAM). After installing that on the OS X computer and then restarting, everything worked as expected. It's misleading that it's called "Windows 2000 SFM"—it still worked for me with a Windows 2003 Server shared folder. Usual oatmeal breakfast. Telecommute day. Worked. Figured out how to use SSL VPN to connect to Samba shares on an OS X server via mapped drives in Windows Explorer. Troubleshot Barracuda anti-spam problems with Joel and Kraig. Coded 2 new news stories for Susie, sent them to her for review. Made live the new update from the dean for Susie. Drove to PhilDrewDanny's to check up on their fish tank and house plants while they are on vacation in Vietnam. Bought a few groceries at Safeway. Dinner at home by myself: roast chicken, mashed potatoes. Worked on Corinna's website, got the about page almost finished, got the automated nav code working.