AD/OD with MAC File Server

[fred_derf]

Hi All,

I am currently started as a Sys Admin for a new company which has a mixed Windows/Mac environment. They are currently running AD for VPN authentication, OD for File Sharing Authentication and each user logs into the PC locally.

They have 1 Mac server that runs OD and File Sharing, and 1 Windows Server. I would like all users to join an AD Domain, and use AD for Authentication.

I have been reading info about AD/OD integration but am failing to understand some principles. I already have accounts in OD for all users, so do I need to create AD accounts as well before I bind the OD master to AD? Also when bound, will the Mac File Server need all of the permission re-created with the AD users and Groups? Once Bound, do I need to delete all OD accounts?

If someone could please help me out with a process to bind OD to AD with existing OD infrastructure and MAC file server?

P.S I am going to change from using MAC BIND DNS to Windows DNS!!!!!!!!

[Firefly Dave]

I am in a similar situation. I am in a corporate environment using Active Directory. We have about 200 Mac clients that we want to connect to the Windows 2003 server. To answer one of your questions, yes, you need account created in Active Directory.

With the AD plug in in 10.5 (and earlier) authenticating to AD is very easy. The problem that I am having is now that we are connecting to AD, how do we get the GPOs pushed down? Do I need to create accounts in open directory? Or, can we create groups on the xServe with AD accounts so that can apply mcx policies?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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