Q: How to stop auto comnnecting to share as AppleID (permissions)
OK chaps and chapesses, I've had a search but the question I want to ask usually gets asked in reverse (how to connect as Apple ID).
This is the scenario.
1) I have 2 macs - a 2009 Mac Pro desktop and a 2011 MacBook Pro.
2) They are (at the moment) exact clones of one another, both running ML (10.8.5)
3) Both the MP and the MBP have an "admin" user (for admin only) and my main account for working (standard user).
4) The Macs are connected to my home network via AFP shares using static IP addresses, (let's say afp://192.168.1.20 and 21)
5) Both computers have different network share names (eg MyMBP and MyBigMac)
I am trying to network them so that I can connect to either Mac from the other one to copy files across from one standard user's account, to maintain sync.
Before anyone suggests iCloud, I cannot use this for my data storage as much of my data is subject to non-disclosure agreements and my clients' IT policies, which forbid cloud storage.
Anyway, I've got no problem getting the Macs to see each other on the network – the problem is, every time I connect, it immediately connects under my Apple ID. This means the sharepoint (my home folder) mounts without giving me the option to "Connect as… Registered user" which is what I need to do. If I am connected as my Apple ID, I do not get the necessary permissions to move stuff around in the home folder of the other Mac. I know I need to log in as the standard user in both Macs and connect as such. The problem is stopping it auto-connecting as Apple ID.
This problem happens whether I browse the network, or whether I Go>Connect to server.
Mac Pro (Early 2009), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 2.66GHz Quad core Xeon, 6GB RAM
Posted on Apr 25, 2014 2:34 AM