[K12OSN] OSX question

[Dan Young]

Dan Young wrote:
> Shawn Powers wrote:
>> I know this is a little off topic, so replies off list are welcome...
>>
>> I want to use my OSX Server to store the user information on my
>> network.  I want to do this so that I have finer control over the OSX
>> clients in my network.  I know how to point the K12LTSP server to
>> authenticate from the OSX server -- but my problem is that my file
>> server is a Linux machine.  I have a VERY nice file server, and want to
>> have the OSX server use it for home directories, but I'm not sure how to
>> set that up...
>>
>> Is it possible to have my /home directory (and home directories in OSX)
>> live on a linux box, and have the LDAP server be my OSX server?
> 
> We're doing home directories for a few OS X machines from a Linux box,
> though the LDAP is on a Linux box too. ;-)
> 
> On file server "student-files", using Netatalk
> --------------------------------
> Add uams_guest.so to AFPD_UAMLIST in /etc/atalk/netatalk.conf
> 
> Add share definition to /etc/atalk/AppleVolumes.default:
>   /home Users cnidscheme:dbd

I should have noted that the cnidscheme is optional, but seems to get
b0rked much less regularly that the default cdb. They use the same
on-disk database, so you can switch between them at will.

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Dan Young <dyoung at mesd.k12.or.us>
Multnomah ESD - Technology Services
503-257-1562