network user account - Page 2

illi · #9 November 17th, 2008, 02:30 PM

this is my setup
i have a windows domain environment and i am installing a mac osx server along with 5 imacs.
My setup is as follows for the server

Network - static ip, for dns setting - we have two dns server in the windows environment so i have entered those and the domain search is the our domain (eg test.com) so thats my network setting on eth01 on the mac, nothing else

It is setup as a OD master and i am able to create network user account on it and have clients to authenticate with the server and the home folders are created on the clients machine they log on to. I want change that, so i implemented the use of afs and nfs but each time i create them, and then hit the create home folder button i get home directory can not be created an error has occurs, the user acct do have read & write permissions bu its a no go so can you give me so tips. thanks!

ElDiabloConCaca · #10 November 17th, 2008, 02:36 PM

Strange... where are the network home folders being created? Are they within the guidelines of the Apple tech article I linked to in my last post?

illi · #11 November 17th, 2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ElDiabloConCaca

Strange... where are the network home folders being created? Are they within the guidelines of the Apple tech article I linked to in my last post?

I have the setup as to be created on the server, but its not working out. If i try to log on to the server thru a client machine i can't log on and if i manage to it says the errors says the home directory can not be located or is unreachable, so i am lost! Help!

ElDiabloConCaca · #12 November 17th, 2008, 02:44 PM

Ok, one more time... does the location on the server that you're trying to create the home directory in conform to the specifications listed in the Apple tech document I linked to?

Specifically, is the absolute path to the home directory location sufficiently short enough (89 characters or less)?

I know you're using 10.5, but in 10.4, spaces were not allowed in the pathname to the user's networked home folder. Just t make absolute sure, are their any spaces in the absolute path to the location in which you're trying to create home folders?

illi · #13 November 17th, 2008, 03:04 PM

I am going have to get back to you on that one as i am rebuilding my server to begin from starch, then i will report, thanks for all your help bro.

illi · #14 November 17th, 2008, 05:24 PM

Quick question,
do i need to run DNS in the server services in order to make AFP and NFS work?

ElDiabloConCaca · #15 November 17th, 2008, 06:30 PM

Nope, don't think so. You mentioned that you're running other DNS servers, right? Those should suffice -- I would just think that you need to be able to resolve DNS on your network, so running the DNS service on your Mac OS X Server shouldn't be necessary as long as you're running it elsewhere.

It may not be needed at all, though.

illi · #16 November 18th, 2008, 09:18 AM

Ok so i finished rebuilding my server and i have setup the OD along with a test account, but i haven't set a home dir for the test account. I set up the home dir for the diradmin account and tested it by logging out a client machine and i was able to log on and have the diradmin account work but he home dir is on the client machine. So how to make sure that i can setup network home dir for the account? please help!