Posted in OS X Server, tagged DeployStudio on Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Overview
As designed, the setup of DeployStudio in my environment goes through the following stages:
Netboot (firewire or hardwired)
Image
Rename & set bind info
Reboot
Login as admin
Connect to wireless via 802.1x (if not hardwired)
Execute bind script (automatically done)
Setup
Serv2
OS: 10.5.7
Updating OS on server or clients MAY break binding capabilities due to Apple’s flakiness with patching the AD binding stuff.
Server [...]
Posted in OS X Server, Os X Workstation, tagged AD, OD on Friday, 2 Jan 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Server Setup
Install Leopard Server in Advanced Mode as a Standalone Server.
Server Admin: Add wanted services, configure, and start them (specifically SMB)
Directory Utility: Bind to Domain
Added AD Domain under the Directory Servers tab/icon and the binding to AD happened automatically under the Services icon/tab.
Advanced options: Use UNC path from AD using SMB
Default user shell: /bin/bash
Server Admin:
Enable [...]
Posted in OS X Server, tagged Admin on Tuesday, 28 Oct 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In some situations, third-party software may prevent the serial number from registering at startup. To work around this, execute the following Terminal command on the server before connecting with Server Admin:
sudo RegisterSeRV -s
Posted in OS X Server, tagged Admin, How-To on Tuesday, 5 Aug 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(…to be edited. screenshots and more to be added)
Populate a spreadsheet using the following fields: Full Lastname (field:A1), Firstname (B1), DOB (C1), Grade (D1). Add additional columns for Teacher Name (E1), LastName-clean (F1), Grad Year(currently unused, G1), Shortname (H1), School Year (I1), Sequential UID# (J1), Unique(final) UserID# (K1).
Be sure to clean it up by [...]
Posted in OS X Server, tagged Admin, How-To on Thursday, 3 Jul 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Run the commands with sudo or as root.
Create a new local user (.) in the user category: dscl / -create /Users/ericgus
Shell (bash): dscl . -create /Users/ericgus UserShell /bin/bash
Users full name: dscl . -create /Users/ericgus RealName “Mr. Eric Gustafson”
User ID: dscl . -create /Users/ericgus UniqueID 503
Group ID: dscl . -create /Users/ericgus PrimaryGroupID 20
Home directory: dscl [...]
