Shell Script for unmounting a partion/volume .. i cant get it to work!

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#1

hey im new to applesricpt.
A simple question …why does this script not work?
AppleScript says: … that there is a Syntax Error “unkknown token”???

do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/OSX\ Music/" user name "ImTheAdminUser" password "thisIsMyPassword" with administrator privileges

…so i want to unmount my volume “OSX Music”!
please help

greetz
trolli

#2

It works good thx alot Jacques!
but one problem left.
I have to unmount to volumes!

try
	do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/'OSX Music'/" user name "theAdmin" password "password" with administrator privileges
	do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/'Backup os2'/" user name "theAdmin" password "password" with administrator privileges
end try

I made a script Application out of that to run it automaticaly on boot.
applescript only unmount the first volume ‘OSX Music’.
I have to run, by hand, the script two times to eject both volumes.
if I split it into to seperate Script App. it makes no matter! only the first script e.g. the first volume is unmounted!
Any idears out there?

greetz
trolli

#3

Have you tried something like this?

try
	do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/'OSX Music'/; diskutil unmount /Volumes/'Backup os2'/" user name "theAdmin" password "password" with administrator privileges
end try
#4

Thx

do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/OSX\ Music/" user name "ImTheAdminUser" password "thisIsMyPassword" with administrator privileges

… but it dosent worked!
AppleScript Apllication crashed …when I try to run the script!
any other idears?
Could it be that the diskutil needs some time to run ONE command?so maybe i could INSERT an IDLE time between the two commands?
It is possible to insert idle time?

greetz

#5

The last script you posted didin´t worked.
but it i tried the delay command with the shell script.

try
	do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/'OSX Music'/" user name "Admin" password "password" with administrator privileges
	delay 2
end try
try
	do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/'Backup os2'/" user name "Admin" password "password" with administrator privileges
end try

…and it works!
thx alot. I googled a long time for a soulution. The members of MacScripter are the best!
greetz to all :slight_smile: …

Trolli