We use mobile accounts (especially for students) so I can maintain controls
through WGM. We use Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal
Services) for most PC only software and VNC to a spare windows box for some
specialty apps that do not work under Terminal Services. We avoid Virtual
PC.
We have been switching people to Mobile accts by:
--Back up existing local home directory to FW HD.
--Create admin account locally with full privileges.
--Use Directory Access to engage LDAP via DHCP (Works for us but you may
have problems)
--Create the Mobile User in WGM
--Copy back necessary info and data from local home dir backup.
I am sure there are better ways, but this is relatively convenient for us.
All the details should be in the manuals.
_Jason
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Jason Johnson
Technology Coordinator -- The Lowell School
1640 Kalmia Road, NW -- Washington, DC 20012
email@hidden -- (202) 577-2018
> From: Dan Tappin <email@hidden>
> Reply-To: <email@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:31:29 -0600
> To: <email@hidden>
> Subject: Authentication Question
>
> I am wondering how exactly (if I can) set-up a Mac to authenticate against an
> Xserve? By that I mean for example if I had a iBook
> and I were in the office I could login and the office Xserve would
> authenticate me against the OD database and allow me to access my
> home share and the other shares on the Xserve. If I was in the field or at
> home would I need a separate local account? Would I
> then not have access to my work account unless I was in the office and had
> access to the Xserve?
>
> Currently I have a company desktop PC and a personal iBook. I use the PC for
> my day job and the iBook mostly to admin the Xserve
> from my office. My boss is looking at buying laptops for all the managers in
> the office (my self included) and I am thinking that I
> should just make the switch to a Mac 100%. A new 12" Powerbook loaded is
> cheaper than the Dell's that we have been buying and most
> of my work on the PC is email, contact management and MS Office work. There
> is the odd Windows software needed but Virtual PC
> should handle that no problem.
>
> Any tips / ideas / suggestions?
>
> Dan T
>
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