Active Directory Integration in 3 Hours or Less

[Anonymous]

Hey folks,

This is the most complete process I have read up to date on how to get
this accomplished. What still seems to be missing from my knowledge
base are the
steps needed to set the login window to interact with AD server.

I believe that my schema is set up correctly but when I run the
lookupd -d command line and allUsers It is just returning the local
account information.

Is there something I need to set up in the netinfo service (like log
onto a domain at start up) or is there a logon script that needs to be
created/modified in order to interact with the network? I am able to ping
my servers and smb into network resources.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[John Skinner]

Where did the original article go that has this forums namesake?

Is it still in the process of moving over to the website re-design?

[Matt Wynne]

Anyone had this – AD integration is fine, we have a set of managed preferences for workgroups using the AD user accounts form the Win2K server and everything is sweetness and light… for a couple of days/restarts. Then one by one the macs just stop authenticating. Doing the usual stuff (deleting the edu.mit.kerboros file, unbinding and rebinding solves the problem but again only for a couple of days/restarts. We’re most befuddled!!.. any help very appreciated.

[Matt Wynne]

Thanks Joel – will try and see if it cures it.

[Matt Wynne]

That seemed to do the trick after we re-wrote the edu.mit.kereberos file. It had the AD KDC info ahead of the OD KDC info. Once we swapped it about and locked it, it worked every time. One of those “not sure what went on there but it works” moments!!

Cheers

[tmhayes]

hi, we are experiencing the same fustrating problem. But we also find the mac can hang on logout (fails to reach the login screen). Have you experienced this as well. Also are you using the AD plugin rather than the LDAp plugin under 10.3.5? If yes and locking the edu.mit.kerboros file fixed your problem, I am indebetted,
Tom.

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