RE: [PATCH] Copy on write (persistent disk) support for MOL


Subject: RE: [PATCH] Copy on write (persistent disk) support for MOL
From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh@kernel.crashing.org)
Date: Sun Feb 11 2001 - 13:18:17 MST


>Yes. You also can't have any network shares mapped either - as all network
>connections will be closed and will vanish when you resume. I'm currently
>working on a Mac-side app that will restore network connections and copy
>certain
>preferences from a network share on resume - and likewise will copy them
>back on
>shutdown.

That looks a bit like what Apple's Macintosh Manager does. An idea: You
can make an INIT that patches "FindFolder" to route the MacOS
"preferences" folder to the network drive. It should work with most apps
that are compatible with Multiple Users & Macintosh Manager.

Ben.



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