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October 20, 2006 at 5:48 pm #367354patrickParticipant
Hi.
My scenario:
1 Win2003 Server as AD and home folders on AD. On the windows server we use ExtremeZ-IP for AFP clients.
We would like to implement MCX on the Macs. We have an Xserve G5. If I set it up as OD connected to AD I get all the users from AD and could start some managing of the Mac clients.
Maybe im thinking wrong but I thought the macs need the homefolders residing on the Xserve to accomplish such a task. Am I wrong? I thought home folders is were the MCX puts its restrictions. What to do with homefolders on OD? Do i need to use: afp://AD.server/users or just skip homefolders on the Xserve, how to do?
Is the ExtremeZ-IP not necessary at all?
Much questions. And I thank god for this forum. Have a great weekend.
/Patrick
October 20, 2006 at 10:10 pm #367357RossParticipantExtremeZ-IP is only needed if you plan on hosting the home directories on the AD server over AFP. If your hosting home directories on a OSX server ExtremeZ-IP is not needed.
MCX has nothing to do with where the home directories are. You need to figure out how you plan to manage the MCX. You can manage by user, group, or computer and depending on how you want to manage will determine what need to be done.
October 21, 2006 at 11:33 am #367360patrickParticipant[QUOTE][u]Quote by: Ross[/u]
ExtremeZ-IP is only needed if you plan on hosting the home directories on the AD server over AFP. If your hosting home directories on a OSX server ExtremeZ-IP is not needed.
MCX has nothing to do with where the home directories are. You need to figure out how you plan to manage the MCX. You can manage by user, group, or computer and depending on how you want to manage will determine what need to be done.
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Hi and thanks for answers. The home folders will be hosted in the Win server over AFP. Do I need to point each users homefolder on each user on the OD server to the Win2003 server? Or do i just set the users on the OD server to “no home folder”? My first OD/AD setup. 😀
We will manage groups, and maybe computers on a later stage.
/Patrick
October 21, 2006 at 11:35 am #367361patrickParticipant[QUOTE][u]Quote by: Ross[/u]
ExtremeZ-IP is only needed if you plan on hosting the home directories on the AD server over AFP. If your hosting home directories on a OSX server ExtremeZ-IP is not needed.
MCX has nothing to do with where the home directories are. You need to figure out how you plan to manage the MCX. You can manage by user, group, or computer and depending on how you want to manage will determine what need to be done.
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Forgot. The home folders are already in place and working well on the Win2003 Server.
October 23, 2006 at 8:51 pm #367371RossParticipantWell if you’re using AFP network home directories on a Windows server properly, you’re going to run into problems since the default AFP on AD servers is outdated and unstable. If your home directories are just mounting as a share and your accounts are local you may be able to get away with AFP 2.x. If not you need Extreme ZIP, this will give you AFP 3.1.
If you did your AD integration correctly you shouldn’t even be able to edit the home directory location on the OD server. The users would be from AD and not be editable. You point the home directory in Active Directory not OD. I’m either confused by what you are really trying to do or your not doing a AD/OD integration.
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