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  • February 12, 2003 at 9:21 pm #355198
    biozal
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    Hello,

    I’m attempting to clone a netinfo domain from a XServe running Mac OS 10.2.3 to a PowerMac G4 800 Mhz also running 10.2.3. What I want to do is make it so I have a backup server incase the XServer ever goes down I have a backup server. So far the documentation that comes with Mac OS X Server is less than perfect for doing this. Everytime I try to do this I reboot my server and can’t log into it then (just hangs at startup screen). 😕

    I’m not sure how to tackle this if I should try and “clone” my root network domain to my backup srever or if I should make a new domain and try to clone that domain from one server to the other. Either way I sure do with there was some better documentation on how to do this than the stuff Apple includes.

    If anyone has some ideas please feel free to e-mail me at noc@up.net.

    Thanks

    February 13, 2003 at 1:37 pm #355207
    biozal
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    Joel,

    Here is what I’ve done so far:

    1. Read pdf on Understanding and Using NetInfo
    2. Read Administration Manual (Chapter 2 on domains)

    Ok my main server is a XServe named bigmac. My backup server is called backup. I tried first to make a new domain called btc. Here is what I’ve done on the XServe:

    nidomain -m btc

    niutil -createprop -t bigmac/btc /machines/bigmac serves ./btc

    niutil -createprop -t bigmac/network machines/bigmac serves bigmac/local ./network ../btc

    Now the domain is setup. I can use nidomain -l and I see my newly created domain. 😀

    Next I create objects for basic stuff:

    niutil -create -t bigmac/btc /users

    niutil -create -t bigmac/btc /groups

    niutil -create -t bigmac/btc /aliases

    niutil -create -t bigmac/btc /mounts

    niutil -create -t bigmac/btc /printers

    niutil -create -t bigmac/btc /contacts

    Next I create a user called root into the btc domain using niutil and setup a propery for password. I leave this blank. I copied all the properies from the root domain user root to my new user root on my btc domain. Next I reboot the box and that’s when I get hte login screen but can’t log in. If I attempt to login using ssh it just hangs after I put my password in.

    I was thinking about nuking the box and using the root domain to attempt to clone on my backup server, but was looking for some advice before nuking the server.

    Thanks,

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