Lion server – networked logins

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I've setup an OS X Lion server at the office I work at, and would like to set it up so all the other Mac's in the office have to login when they want to go on their Mac and it connects to their user I've created on the server.

Can someone give me some resources (tutorial, link, information) to help get me started?

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The following links will be helpful in getting you started with OS X Lion Server. Without knowing exactly what your client setup is, I simply provided general information in regards to OS X Lion Server. Hopefully it is organized in a fashion that is beneficial to you.

Standard Server documentation

Lion Server
Lion Server Support (Nearly everything needed for basic management)
Lion Server Advanced Administration
Xsan2
Apple Server Diagnostic User Guide

Apple's new Profile Manager

Profile Manager
- More on Profile Manger
- iOS4 Education Deployment Guide (outdated, but helpful | also applies to business)

Admin tools are still available

Step by step (very simplified)

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Samba no more, for Lion Server mount.cifs needs extra options, "nounix,sec=ntlmssp"

  [root@50centos ~]# 
  [root@50centos ~]# yum install samba-client samba-common cifs-utils
 ...
  [root@50centos ~]# mkdir /mnt/lion_smb
  [root@50centos ~]# mount -t cifs -o MikeCochran,trustno1,nounix,sec=ntlmssp //198.252.206.140/smb_share /mnt/lion_smb/

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MikeCochran@stack:~$ 
MikeCochran@stack:~$ sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
  ...
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mkdir /mnt/lion_smb
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mount.cifs //198.252.206.140/smb_share /mnt/lion_smb/ -o user=MikeCochran,password=trustno1,nounix,sec=ntlmssp
MikeCochran@stack:~$ 
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mkdir /mnt/lion_smb_dup
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mount -t cifs //198.252.206.140/smb_share /mnt/lion_smb-dup -o username=MikeCochran,password=trustno1,nounix,sec=ntlmssp

apologies for the delay!!

MacOS – Centrally Managed Apps/Home Folders on Mac OS X Lion Server

Well... You will need to run Open Directory, and set up network home folders within there.

Then, when yous OD clients log into yous Macs, they will be given access to their home folder from the server.

For mobile users, you will want to set up a Mobile Home Folder, perhaps with HomeSync.

Check out these documents from Apple: https://help.apple.com/advancedserveradmin/mac/10.7/

For your installing of software and configs, you will probably want to use Apple Remote Desktop

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