hello,
Thanks for the comment.
I get the server working.
In fact it was the dns problem. I tried with the another server where the dns was properly configured everything start working normally.
Thanks.
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I am trying to activate the open directory master server.
LDAP serve is running. Password Server is running but kerberos is not running.
I want to get this server connected to the other server and use this users for the other servers also.
In the other server i configured is as open directory replica and it is connected with the master successfully.
But i do not see the users listed from the master in the replica server.
Is it because the kerberos service is not running?
How can i enable the kerberos server in both machines. I tried several times but without success.
I went through the documentation also still no progress.
any ideas??
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by: heteronymousPosted on 2009-03-18 at 17:54:44ID: 23925386
Yes.
Kerberos is normally setup and enabled by default when you promote OS X Server to Open Directory Master.
If Kerberos is not running, then it probably failed to be setup initially (during OD promotion),
and this normally is almost *always* caused by faulty DNS.
Do you have verified working forward and reverse DNS lookups for your server's FQDN?
That'd be step 1.
Then you'll probably need to demote and re-promote from/to OD Master, but doing so will cause all OD accounts to be lost.
It's possible to "hand crank" Kerberos but I do not recommend it for anyone new to the command-line/shell and/or OS X Server, as attempting this without working DNS, is not going to work.
Please use the Terminal to run (type in) the following, and post the unedited result that comes back -
(when asked, enter your administrator password):
sudo changeip -checkhostname