[K12OSN] OSX home directories on a K12LTSP server?

[Burke Almquist]

This should really be on the wiki if it isn't already.

On Feb 27, 2006, at 2:38 PM, Dan Young wrote:

> Eric Harrison wrote:
>> Has anyone setup roaming profiles on Apple OSX clients stored on a
>> K12LTSP server? (i.e. Netatalk, NFS, or Samba?)
>
> Wanted to update this thread if anyone was interested in AFP roaming
> profiles on OS X mounted from a K12LTSP server w/ Netatalk, w/  
> users in
> OpenLDAP...
>
> Configure Netatalk server
>    1. Add uams_guest.so to AFPD_UAMLIST in /etc/atalk/netatalk.conf
>    2. Add share definition to /etc/atalk/AppleVolumes.default:
>       /home Users cnidscheme:dbd
>
> Add required attributes to each LDAP user:
>    1. Add apple.schema to /etc/openldap/schema from:
>       http://tinyurl.com/opgp6
>    2. Uncomment apple-user-homeDirectory attribute and restart  
> openldap.
>    3. Add to each user, apple-user-homeurl with value:
> <home_dir><url>afp://hostname/Users</url><path>username</path></ 
> home_dir>
>    4. Add to each user, apple-user-homeDirectory with value:
>       /Network/Servers/hostname/Users/username
>
> Configure Mac OS X client
>    1. Open /Applications/Utilities/Directory Access
>    2. Select LDAPv3, check Enable if it isn't already, Configure...
>    3. New...
>    4. Server name: ldap.mesd.k12.or.us
>    5. Manual
>    6. Name the configuration
>    7. Change LDAP Mappings to RFC 2307 (Unix)
>    8. Set search base to dc=mydistrict,dc=k12,dc=or,dc=us (or similar)
>    9. Edit
>   10. Search & Mappings
>   11. Under Users, change the NFSHomeDirectory mapping from:
>       homeDirectory to apple-user-homeDirectory
>   12. Under Users, click Add...
>   13. Select HomeDirectory, click OK
>   14. Add a mapping for HomeDirectory to apple-user-homeurl
>   15. Open /Applications/Utilities/NetInfo Manager
>   16. Click the lock to make changes
>   17. Select mount, click New
>   18. Add property name with value hostname:/Users
>   19. Add property dir with value /Network/Servers/
>   20. Add property vfstype with value url
>   21. Add property opts with values:
>       net
>       url==afp://;AUTH-NO%20USER%20AUTHENT@hostname/Users
>   22. Reboot; alternatively you could reload the DirectoryService and
>       the automounter on OS X...
>
> -- 
> Dan Young <dan_young at mesd.k12.or.us>
> Multnomah ESD - Technology Services
> 503-257-1562
>
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