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You can either use Directory Utility or dsconfigad to bind a Mac OS X client computer to an Active Directory domain. Configuring Mac OS X to Log In Using Active Directory

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You will learn how to overcome problems with your initial bind to Active Directory, and you will learn troubleshooting techniques for login problems with an Active Directory user account. In this chapter you will learn how to use both Directory Utility and the command line to bind to Active Directory, and to modify the default settings for the Active Directory plug-in to enable login and access to a network home folder.

Caching information from Active Directory services so that Mac OS X computers can use the information even if they are not connected to the network.

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Support of Active Directory Sites, which directs Windows and Mac OS X client computers to the most appropriate services based on their IP network.

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Support of Active Directory password policies.

Enabling SMB packet signing and packet encryption.

Setting up the Kerberos environment for seamless integration with Active Directory.

Configuring mappings of Open Directory objects and attributes to Active Directory objects and attributes.

Creating a computer account for secure communication with Active Directory services.

Although Mac OS X computers can access directory information provided by Active Directory via the LDAPv3 plug-in, you should use the Active Directory plug-in, which provides the following capabilities: It is easy to integrate Mac OS X into an Active Directory environment.

High availability, with the ability to place multiple replica servers across geographic locations in a multimaster configuration.

Tight integration with popular application servers such as Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server.

Security and policy management for Windows computers.

Many organizations with Windows computers use Active Directory because it provides these features: If you do not specify a password, the account's cached password will be created during the account's first log in.Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Directory Services v10.5Īctive Directory is Microsoft’s directory services solution that provides LDAP and Kerberos services for identification and authentication. t urlPath : additional path after syncURL.Ĭreatemobileaccount -vsxn jsmith -h /Volumes/HD3/jhomeĬreatemobileaccount -vsxn jsmith -h /Volumes/HD3/jhome -u nfs://bigs/homes -t myusers/macos/jhome u syncURL : server target of home synchronization.

X : create as mobile account account non-boot volumes. x : create as external account on non-boot volumes. q quota : max size in bytes of FileVault home. e encrypt : encrypt new home with FileVault. A user password is required to create a FileVault home. h homepath : user home path Default is "/Users/". If you drove your car into a wall because you didn't learn how to apply the break correctly is it the cars fault or createmobileaccount -n username ] | ] | ] You can't blame the Mac for not taking the time to read the OS X Reference Manuals (Open Directory Manual, page 121). That's what admins are for, to make sure it gets done correctly. An end user shouldn't be adding any system to a network, ever.

But like any technology you have to use it correctly. In reality they have less problems (per CIO magazine, NJMO). As long as the NIC is enabled and it's set to DHCP it'll pick up an address. I'm betting Bret's example was user error as well. Since you're an AD shop, if you setup an OD Master in a golden triangle, you can pass these system settings to all the Macs on your network using the Workgroup Manager (WGM). Just make sure to login as "other" or set the login options to require username and password. It works fine for other network users who have never logged into the Mac (a new "mobile" local account is created and they are able to login both on the AD network and off).ĭoes anyone know of a way to remove the user "user profile" I created so i can log in again and create the local "mobile" user account? If I logged into the Mac prior to enabling "Create mobile account at login” I am not able to login.