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Re: 10.3.3 Cient Error logging in to 10.3.3 Server

Hi Lou,

Have you checked the 89 character path name limit?

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107695

We were having the exact same problem as you. About 5 students in each class
were unable to login, with the same message about the home folder.

And our path name is under the 89n character limit.

I know that this sounds crazy, but we noticed that the students who we
unable to log in all had "long" surnames (our short usernames are first
initial and surname, eg fblackwell)

Remade these users (and their home directories) with shorter usernames (eg
fblack) and they can all login fine. Every single one!

The 89 characters is not supposed to include the home directory's folder
name, but this fix has worked for us. So far!

Warren



> We just completed a migration of a G4 Server running 10.2.6 to an
> Xserve running 10.3.3
>
> We were able to move all data, log ins, etc., to the new server, but
> have one problem.
>
> When attempting to log in to the Xserve from a 10.3.3 iBook G4, You get
> the log in window, we enter the user name and password, we get our list
> of workgroups to choose from and then we see the following error
> message:
>
> You are unable to log in to the user
> account "Bee Jonathan" at this time
>
> Logging in to the account failed because an error
> occurred. The home folder for the user account is
> located on an AFP or SMB server. Contact your
> system administrator for help.
>
> This problem has nothing to do with Fast User Switching (as some people
> have suggested on websites we researched).
>
> We do keep the home folder on the server.
>
> This same user can log in correctly from a 10.2.6 iBook G3.
>
> On the client machine, if I log in as admin locally, and then use the
> GO menu to connect to the server, the user Bee Jonathan can log in and
> can see his home directory and have access to all his folders and data.
>
> We have already manually removed the MCX_Cache.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Lou Boncek
> Software Support
> Liverpool Central School District
> Liverpool, NY 13088
> email@hidden
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