[seanyepez]

Does Mac OS X Server have similar functionality to Windows 2000 Server's "user profiles"? Specifically, I want to be able to synchronize documents, e-mail accounts, settings, and desktops between a small network of OS X-based Macs on a central, OS X Server. I've done this with Windows 2000 Server, but I've never seen a good UNIX-based implementation of this feature.

[Maneki Neko]

You should be able to set up network home directories. Assuming users save documents in their home directories, things should be ok. A lot of settings are stored there as well.

Check out the OS X server admin guide, as well as the other Apple provided resources.

[Ludovic Hirlimann]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by seanyepez:
<strong>Does Mac OS X Server have similar functionality to Windows 2000 Server's "user profiles"? Specifically, I want to be able to synchronize documents, e-mail accounts, settings, and desktops between a small network of OS X-based Macs on a central, OS X Server. I've done this with Windows 2000 Server, but I've never seen a good UNIX-based implementation of this feature. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Yes NetInfo is your friend there is a good reference at<a href="http://a2016.g.akamai.net/7/2016/51/12b406e03e7c14/www.apple.com/macosx/server/pdf/UnderstandingUsingNetInfo.pdf" target="_blank">]http://a2016.g.akamai.net/7/2016/51/12b406e03e7c14/www.appl e.com/macosx/server/pdf/UnderstandingUsingNetInfo.pdf]Apple</a> . Then you need to use Apple's OpenLDAP+NetInfo and iit should do has w2k.

<small>[ 07-19-2002, 03:54 AM: Message edited by: Ludovic Hirlimann ]</small>

[Angus_D]

This might be easier in Jaguar Server with Open Directory, not sure.