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Macbok Pro OSx version 10.8.5 - Network accounts unavailable error message
Hi Experts,
I have an Apple Macbok Pro running OSx version 10.8.5 connected to an Active directory domain and now when the user powers on the mac at the login promt screen an error message says: "Network accounts unavailable" are a red dot is next to the username. Its only possible to login with a local account.
Any ideas what may have caused this and how to fix?
I have an Apple Macbok Pro running OSx version 10.8.5 connected to an Active directory domain and now when the user powers on the mac at the login promt screen an error message says: "Network accounts unavailable" are a red dot is next to the username. Its only possible to login with a local account.
Any ideas what may have caused this and how to fix?
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Thanks for your suggestions - I have checked the "Create mobile account at login" in Directory utility for AD and this setting is already ticked/enabled.
I have tried to login to the Mac with a AD user account that has never logged in before and this does work either.
An ethernet cable is plugged into the mac and I have verified the network connection is working by plugging the same network patch cable into a few other computers and they have network access
not to sure what you mean by login to an admin account that has Wifi enabled,
Maybe the mac is not correctly seen in AD - Any other suggestions?
I have tried to login to the Mac with a AD user account that has never logged in before and this does work either.
An ethernet cable is plugged into the mac and I have verified the network connection is working by plugging the same network patch cable into a few other computers and they have network access
not to sure what you mean by login to an admin account that has Wifi enabled,
Maybe the mac is not correctly seen in AD - Any other suggestions?
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Thanks for your further help - unbind and rebind (rejoin to AD as suggested) resolved this. I had to do a force unbind.
The user can now log back in. Sounds like this issue will crop up again at some point in the future in that case.
The user can now log back in. Sounds like this issue will crop up again at some point in the future in that case.
To enable, or force AD accounts to be Mobile Accounts,
Open Directory Utility
Unlock the interface, by clicking on the padlock.
Select Active Directory, then Click on the pen/pencil icon to edit
Expand the interface by clicking on the triangle near the bottom left.
Check the box "Create mobile account at login"
You will always need to be connected to the network for a new AD account to log in. The simplest thing to do is to plug in an ethernet cable.
Another way is to log in to an admin account that has Wifi enabled, then use manually create an entry for the mobile account first.
Open Terminal.app
/System/Library/CoreServic
Once the account is created, you can switch users while logged into an account with Wifi enabled. (You may have to log out and log back in for it to show up.) The first time you switch users, you need the WiFi network, so that you can authenticate. Once authenticated, the mobile account will be created and the credentials will be cached. You will be able to log in again even when you have the red dot.