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What are Will's default account privileges? A: User. Has an Admin account for updates, installs, etc.

To do's

Test ChronoSync on laptop

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FIRST: Transition from Mac server to CIT file server

Step 1: Move Will's

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data on Mac file server to CIT file server

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• Will's iMac is connecting fine to the CIT file server.
• Confirm Will's MacBook connects fine to the CIT file server.
• Q: Keep server so iMac can log in properly?
  • Is this necessary if one turns off home directory services on iMac? Turns it off on MacBook?

Step 2

• http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/sharedfile/howto.cfm#connect
  • If you have OS 10.6 and below, in your specific case you would use:
    cifs://as-chm-dichtel.files.cornell.edu/as-chm-dichtel

2. Install and configure ChronoSync on the laptop (see below for discount link).

3. Test putting files on Will's <wrd33> directory on the CIT file server, syncing, disconnecting, modifying the file on the laptop, reconnecting, and finally checking the file from the iMac.

• Test other "round-trip".
• Test off-campus, using VPN.

Transition from Mac server to CIT file server

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: Upgrade laptop

Carry laptop to ChemtIT's office.

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A this point, only the iMac has access to Will's documents on the Mac server. Will's laptop will not have this access; it only has access to the CIT file server.

Step

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3: Upgrade iMac and move Mac

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file server out of Will's office

Move iMac to ChemIT's office.

• Upgrade iMac with clean (and current) OS, 10.8. (Q: Version of current OS on laptop?)
  • A "clean slate" removes any connection to Mac server.
  • Enable access to CIT file server and ChronoSync.
  • Enable's NetID/p/w access to iMac.

4. Move Mac file server to ChemIT's office.

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• Q: Will to decide date Mac file server is no longer needed by his group, and if it may be used for something else then.

SECOND: Test ChronoSync on laptop

1. Enable the laptop to access Will's

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directory on the CIT file server.

• http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/sharedfile/howto.cfm#connect
  • If you have OS 10.6 and below, in your specific case you would use:
    cifs://as-chm-dichtel.files.cornell.edu/as-chm-dichtel

2. Install and configure ChronoSync on the laptop (see below for discount link).

3. Test putting files on Will's <wrd33> directory on the CIT file server, syncing, disconnecting, modifying the file on the laptop, reconnecting, and finally checking the file from the iMac.

• Test other "round-trip".
• Test off-campus, using VPN Mac file server to CIT file server.

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ChronoSync software

The following software may help address Will's needs to have the same set of files on his 2 Macs, even when off-line for the laptop:

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