My G4 is taking a beating. I am trying to get PHDs working using Sun ONE LDAP and NFS. I have AD2K3 for all my windows boxes and Sun ONE Directory Server for all of my Unises and Macs. So I was NOT going to install yet another Directory Server (Apple OD) to manage my Macs. Nor could I use AD authentication to configure mobile user accounts with PHDs since that that would make my Macs end up with Windows UIDs (them funny looking ones) – thus screwing up their NFS access.
So you gather – I want my Mac Laptops to:
- Authenticate to LDAP
- Get all UIDs, Group Memberships, HomeDir locations from LDAP
- Cache Passwords from LDAP for offline access
- Have the ability to use PHDs
- Retain NFS access to all of my 30TB of storage
- Sync the home directories
and do all this by:
- Not extending the Active Directory Schema
- Not standing up yet ANOTHER Directory Server, e.g. OD
- Extend Sun ONE schema, if needed
Ended up paying my G4 as a price ? we will wait and see. As of 7 p.m. today, Diskwarrior is running on it, trying to resolve the disk0s9 errors I got after a reboot (oh I only rebooted it 15 times in the last 3 days – trying to get a pristine test environment). If Diskwarrior fails, I will try the Target mode firewire connection to another Mac and see if I can pry my data out. Otherwise, the sign outside my office window that reads:
Do I look like a freakin’ PEOPLE PERSON?
will have a whole new meaning.
I will now (well, soon) write more about what you are really interested in – getting the portable home directories to work in the above scenario.
Update: 1/13/2006 5:14 p.m
Ran Diskwarrior couple of times. Each time the s/w said the disk had been rebuild, I lost a file in the Japanese Font Directory. I couldn’t tell which letter :) I was NOT able to start my Mac tho. It was still stuck at “Starting Mac” bar fully loaded and the gear spinning.
Ended up re-installing the OS while preserving the data (OS install gives you that option). THANK GOD. Once I rebooted, all my stuff was there. NO loss of user data.
Update: 1/14/2006 11:22 a.m.
Promptly burning my 5th DVD to backup my crap… Using Burn Folders.
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