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EL CAPITAN and the Apple Directory Utility
Hi Guys,
I have to add some Macs to a Windows Server 2012 domain.
I was very excited when I found the Beyondtrust tool here.
http://download1.beyondtrust.com/Technical-Support/Downloads/PowerBroker-Identity-Services-Open-Edition/?Pass=True
It works very well with Yosemite, but it doesn’t work with EL CAPITAN.
The good people at Beyondtrust are planning to create a new version to support EL CAPITAN, but I can’t depend on that, especially when I’m using the Free Open version.
So the other free option is to use the Apple Directory Utility that comes with EL CAPITAN.
Question:
Can somebody please give me a step by step guide to add EL CAPITAN to a Windows Server domain using the Apple Directory Utility?
I tried to do it just using common sense, and I was able to add one computer, but when I restarted and tried to login using a domain account, it came back with the error “Network Accounts are unavailable”
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I have to add some Macs to a Windows Server 2012 domain.
I was very excited when I found the Beyondtrust tool here.
http://download1.beyondtrust.com/Technical-Support/Downloads/PowerBroker-Identity-Services-Open-Edition/?Pass=True
It works very well with Yosemite, but it doesn’t work with EL CAPITAN.
The good people at Beyondtrust are planning to create a new version to support EL CAPITAN, but I can’t depend on that, especially when I’m using the Free Open version.
So the other free option is to use the Apple Directory Utility that comes with EL CAPITAN.
Question:
Can somebody please give me a step by step guide to add EL CAPITAN to a Windows Server domain using the Apple Directory Utility?
I tried to do it just using common sense, and I was able to add one computer, but when I restarted and tried to login using a domain account, it came back with the error “Network Accounts are unavailable”
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Mr. Serialband,
You are the best, now it works beautifully.
I'm a Mac newbie and still trying to understand how they work, so thank you very much.
You are the best, now it works beautifully.
I'm a Mac newbie and still trying to understand how they work, so thank you very much.
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Sorry for the delay.
I have followed your instructions and the computer gets added to the domain.
My guess is that once the Directory Utility gives me the "green light" signifying that it is connected to the domain, I can logout from the local account and login with a network account.
Now once I logout, when I type a network account in the username space a red icon pops up and it says "Network accounts are unavailable".
The Mac is connected to the network, and if I login with the local account again, and open the directory utility it still tells me that it is connected (green light).
So what am I doing wrong here?