/Network/Library/Fonts/

dstranathandstranathan
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in macOS edited January 2014
How do I get the fonts in my /Network/Library/Fonts folder show up to other network OS X users?

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    thunderpoitthunderpoit Posts: 709member
    simple, dont put them there. Fonts should only go in ~/library/fonts or /library/fonts. /Library/Fonts is the one you are looking for. You can only put them in the /library/fonts if you are the administrator, however.
  • Reply 2 of 4
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    /Network is where *other* machine's resources show up, *not* where you put things to have them show up elsewhere.



    Don't muck with /Network.



    You want to create a Share Point to do this. Someone else can walk you through it, I have a conference paper to write right now.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Kickaha

    /Network is where *other* machine's resources show up, *not* where you put things to have them show up elsewhere.



    Don't muck with /Network.



    You want to create a Share Point to do this. Someone else can walk you through it, I have a conference paper to write right now.



    How do I "tell" the OS X server Mac with the share point to "serve" the fonts on it?



    What if I have a storage folder of fonts on My IS Dept share point on my corporate OS X server? Will those fonts be "broadcast" to every OS X user accidentally?



    Can I share the fonts over the LAN with an OS X (client) Mac, or must it be a OS X Server box?



    Do users have to mount my share point over the LAN in order to use my fonts on their Mac?
  • Reply 4 of 4
    nothingnothing Posts: 23member
    In order to have things show up in /Network, you need a few things:



    1. Mac OS X Server somewhere on your network that hosts a parent netinfo doman.



    2. Create a folder somewhere on the server with all the fonts you want to show up, and then make it a static automount in /Network/Fonts.



    3. Bind all your OS X Clients to the OS X Server using the Directory Access.app





    The mechanics of doing all this should be contained in your admin guide.



    hope that helps....
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