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OSX 10.6 sync local documents to AD documents
I have bound osx 10.6 to OD and AD 2008 server. I use the force local folders option. The students also have a network folder which points to the AD documents. I find a lot of the time students save to the local mydocuments and not there network docs so when they move around there files are not available. Is there a way to snyc my docs local to the mydocs on 2008 server?
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Well, I inherited it as it is and was told that you have to force local homes to avoid problems with software like Logic, Sibelius, etc - is there any truth in that?
Yes certain software has issues accessing it's files in a network home folder especially if it's not AFP based (Adobe CS products also). In theory it should all work fine but it doesn't. The ~/Library/ folder is the most problematic. It also depends how large these files are and your network capacity.
You can either try and re-direct those problem files somewhere locally as problems occur in testing or do as you're doing and turn on the Syncing options in Sys Prefs > Accounts > Mobile Settings. Just choose Documents if that's all you need and set it to Logout. Students will now get a sync error message if something isn't quite right when it occur, so user education is needed. (newer file on the network vs locally) Personally I have trouble with it and it using alot of CPU, especially if your users put lots of photos / vidoes in their Docs folder. You could try something like iBackup and a logout scipt / hook to copy the files. http://www.grapefruit.ch/iBackup/
Aleternatively (storage space dependent) you could leave it as is & copy their local docs to their network folder, delete their local Docs folder and create a Symbolic link to the network Docs folder. So to the user it looks local but is actually a shortcut to their network docs folder. There's also a feature in Workgroup Managers MCX to set RedirectedFolders which does much the same thing I believe (haven't tested it)
I'd suggest reading the forums over at afp548.com and check out MacEnterprise.org. Apple + Directory services has plenty of issues / cavaets. You should definetly do some testing / research before making any changes.
Regards,
Matt
You can either try and re-direct those problem files somewhere locally as problems occur in testing or do as you're doing and turn on the Syncing options in Sys Prefs > Accounts > Mobile Settings. Just choose Documents if that's all you need and set it to Logout. Students will now get a sync error message if something isn't quite right when it occur, so user education is needed. (newer file on the network vs locally) Personally I have trouble with it and it using alot of CPU, especially if your users put lots of photos / vidoes in their Docs folder. You could try something like iBackup and a logout scipt / hook to copy the files. http://www.grapefruit.ch/iBackup/
Aleternatively (storage space dependent) you could leave it as is & copy their local docs to their network folder, delete their local Docs folder and create a Symbolic link to the network Docs folder. So to the user it looks local but is actually a shortcut to their network docs folder. There's also a feature in Workgroup Managers MCX to set RedirectedFolders which does much the same thing I believe (haven't tested it)
I'd suggest reading the forums over at afp548.com and check out MacEnterprise.org. Apple + Directory services has plenty of issues / cavaets. You should definetly do some testing / research before making any changes.
Regards,
Matt
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Mattosaur4,
Thanks for the advice. "turn on the Syncing options in Sys Prefs > Accounts > Mobile Settings" - where is this function, I can't see it? - I'm runnning 10.6.6
Also, what set up works best for your organisation?
TIA
Thanks for the advice. "turn on the Syncing options in Sys Prefs > Accounts > Mobile Settings" - where is this function, I can't see it? - I'm runnning 10.6.6
Also, what set up works best for your organisation?
TIA
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If you deselect that option, you can get the OS to log users in with a network home.