Since OS X Server has an older version of Samba that cannot be used with Windows 7, I want to setup a newer (3.5.5) Samba server as a PDC. I want to continue to use Open Directory on the 10.6 OS X Server to keep account information. Has anyone done this and what steps are … Read more
I am attempting to set up an Open Directory replica server in Mac OS X Lion server 10.7.1 I have the master set up and working (as far as I can tell) fine. When I go to the second machine and attempt to set it up as an open directory replica, it looks like it … Read more
According to this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3180?viewlocale=en_US I am required to remove the ldap binding of my second Mac OS X Lion server before I set it up as a replica server. I initially set the server up as a replica, or so I thought, and created file shares (it refers to the first server’s ACL) before … Read more
From Ryan Faas’s article Apple’s OpenDirectory does support overlays but I can’t seem to enable the syncprov or accesslog overlays. Adding following block to slapd_macosxserver.conf turns the server in to vegetable. # defines replica provider for this database overlay syncprov # contextCSN saved to database every 1000 updates or 60 minutes syncprov-checkpoint 1000 60 What … Read more
We are working on a project where a software needs to be deployed on a set of Mac clients connected to a Windows Active Directory server. Software will be pushed from a Mac machine using Apple Remote Desktop 3(ARD3) Application available from apple. Here is what we have done so far: Mac clients are connected … Read more
I work for a school and we’re undertaking the large task of moving from Xserves running 10.6.8 to Mac Minis running 10.9. I have a lot of experience with OS X Server (I held ACSA up until they ditched it, and ACTC through the current OS) but I’ve hit a fairly large snag in configuring … Read more
This question already has answers here: Network account problems with mac server OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard (2 answers) Closed 6 years ago. I recently switched out a DNS server, to a more stable one, but now of my mac servers are giving me some trouble. When the network cable is in, I’m getting stuck at … Read more
I got a little problem: I want to configure LDAP with OwnCloud. The LDAP-Service is my OS X Open Directory-Server. OwnCloud runs on Synology DS214play. Well, I got the domain bureau.example.com which points to my external ip. This IP is static but external connections are blocked. To solve this my OS X server creates a … Read more
I have 2 servers running Open Directory (Mac OS X). One is running the master Open Directory(OD) server, the other is running a replica. For a little while, the master has been down to Apple requests. I am able to connect using third party software and view users I created in there. I am unable, … Read more
I have configured Open Directory & integrated it with Microsoft Active Directory so that the users sync with Open Directory. Now I want to manage sudo commands from Open Directory. Is this possible to manage sudoers from the Windows server (not from each client i.e. /etc/sudoers in each). Answer AttributionSource : Link , Question Author … Read more
