Active Directory Integration and Drive mapping

Question

We currently have a lab with 20 Mac Pro machines, and an Xserve.. all running 10.5+. We are looking at integrating the existing users, through AD, into the Xserve. We have been able to do simple authentication and drive mapping to the windows share easily enough. However what we would like to be able to do is mount a share from the Xserve for only the Macs for the students that will be in there, while keeping the Home directory from AD intact and still being mounted.
Is that possible or I am going outside of what I am able to do?
Thank you

Answer 1

If I understand what you are asking, then you will need to bind the Xserve to AD, then promote it to an OD master. This will allow you to manage the AD groups without schema modification to AD, basically allowing the storage of Apple MCX attributes. You can then create a group in OD and add the AD group to it. Then, manage the OD group and set login preferences to automount a share. Check the box to allow unique user credentials to be sent. Since you are in a Kerberos/Single sign on environment, you will be able to pull this off very easily.
During the workstation bind, make sure the UNC home path option is select and that you are choosing the correct protocol (SMB or AFP). That will allow the AD defined windows home folder to mount. Then follow the OD MCX stuff above to handle the mount of the share. You might also want to look into augmented records if you need to get management to the user level. I've had no need for this yet so I've not used it. Manage by nest AD group has always been enough because everyone gets the same stuff.
Hope this helps