[DayLateDon]

Hello ...


I've followed the instructions at the end of the slim OS X Server manual (the installation and setup one) which explains how to configure a very basic client/server relationship in a classroom (student directories kept on server and accessible from numerous client Macs). The directories were specified to be created "At: NetInfo/root/". (If memory serves.) Clicking on the various users gives me an account summary acknowledging the existence of the user's home directory.

I've achieved partial success in this effort: From a client Mac, I can log in using a name and password to an account housed on our Xserve. However, I get the error dialog "The 'Home' folder for this account was not found in the usual location". (Consequently, the custom Dock and Finder settings I'd made for these accounts aren't read, and I get the default OS X stuff.)

Back at the Xserve, I notice that for every account I've logged into, a Home folder has been created in the Users folder; those that haven't been accessed yet (but were merely created in Workgroup Manager app), had no associated home folders. (Re-logging into one of the previous accounts still gives me a Home-folder-not-in-usual-location error.)

What's up with that?


DayLateDon

[russellb]

hi,

had the same problem. you need to go to share pref on the server , click the share point "users" and then select "share this item" (or maybe it's already shared, cant remember) but then in the far right tab select auto mount this item

youll then find you won't get that message.

you might be able to help me..... when I try to give a "group" a group folder all I get is a "?" question mark in users docks, when you click on the dock you get the group name and then a login panel.... users cam navigate through the network pane to their group folder but in the dock its a ?

[jcarr]

I've had troube with this as well.

I'm not certain if I've set the Users directory to be available via automount to the correct domain, or if I'm setting the search base options for LDAPv3 correctly on the client machines.

Is there a way I can check/change the search base strings on the server?