Disabling local home directories breaks the software update
Hello,
I have my mac authenticating to a win2003 server and have disabled the local home directories but now the software update gives an error when it tries to download to the networked home directory library...etc....I have checked and rechecked the permissions... has anyone else had this problem?
All suggestions welcome.
Thanks
Lori
Well, after several hours on the phone, I'm convinced that somehow my ISP is blocking the Software Update address. Soft. Update works when I connect to other networks.
I asked Apple for the address that Software Update is trying to connect to, but they wouldn't give it to me. Privacy and Security issues for them, apparently. Consequently, I don't have a web address to Ping. That was a good idea , though. My ISP couldn't seem to help me. So, at this point I'm not sure what else I can do except...
In a month, my satellite internet provider is sending a stand alone sat-modem that I'm going to use instead of the set up I have now: involving a USB modem and sharing the internet connection through a specific computer that always has to be on and connected. (the satellite internet is a "one way" system that uses dial-up for the uplink and comes high-speed back down through the satellite) This new modem will serve as the dial up modem and also has two ethernet connections so I can send one directly to my router and the other to my wired desktop. I hope by taking the host computer out of the equation I'll also solve this issue. Who knows.
Anyway, thanks for the info. I appreciate your feedback and if you have any other ideas, I'd love to see them.
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Automatic Updates" policy is set to Not Configured
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Automatic Updates" policy, then the "Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems" update would not show up in the "Compliance 5 - Specific Computer" report?
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One more quick question that you will know right off hand, because, well, you just will I'm sure.
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Software updates is a hot topic and this collection thread covers how it works.
All phone models receive a software update every now and then and we always try to optimize the phone performance and features in every one of them. But the most common questions are “When will I get the update?” or “When will next update be released?”.
First, to get a better understanding of how creating and launching new software updates works I strongly suggest that you read the articles published on Developer World.
http://developer.sonymobile.com/2011/12/07/ice-cream-sandwich-from-source-code-release-to-software-u...
And
http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/07/25/explaining-the-software-upgrade-process-and-its-improveme...
These articles explain it all from receiving the source code to when the update finally makes it to your device.
As you can read in the article, all updates needs to pass all approvals and certifications before it can be released for your device.
So unfortunately we here at the forum can’t say exactly when this will happen for your specific device but we always try to make as specific communications as possible when announcing new software update roll outs. Always check the product blog for the latest official information about products and software updates.
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/
All software updates rolls out gradually over time so it might not hit your device at the same time as we present it. To get the latest information about software update availability for your device you should contact your local support team since the updates are based on region and versions.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/contact-info/
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1. Via phone, OTA (Over the Air).
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Using local home directories and OD
I'm setting up 10.5 server and OD. I have 10 mac workstations (all 10.4), each with established users and home directories. I have set up new users on the server, in the directory domain the exact same as they are set up on the local workstations (same long name, short name, and password. Obviously they have different UIDs and GIDs). I have user home folder paths set to None, accept the diradmin folder, which is set to /Users.
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When I log in as diradmin from a workstation, it creates a folder home folder called "diradmin" on the local mac. This is better.
Ideally, what I'd like is the home folder always be located on the workstation, even if logging in from a different machine, so preferences, email, tunes, etc. are there. I DON'T want home directories on the server due to bandwidth limitation of our network. I want home directories to say as-is ((on local machines) and just change how users log onto their workstations (using LDAP instead of NetInfo).
Questions:
1. Can I have the same long/short name and password on the workstation, and in the shared directory? If not, will just changing the long name be enough to differentiate, or does the short name also need to change?
2. Is it possible to have my home folders set up as described (living on the local workstation and shared in logging in from a different mac)? If so, how? I've read the apple docs and nothing seems to clearly describe how to do this.
Thanks much.Let me understand what it is you're trying to do.
You want user 'joe''s home directory to be stored on machine A.
Any time 'joe' logs in on any machine you want it to connect to his home directory on machine A?
Likewise, user 'jane' has her home directory stored on machine B.
When she logs in on any machine you want that machine to connect to her home directory on machine B?
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Error: Boot camp assistant: Can't install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server.
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Im am having BIG problems getting my printer to be recognizedwater bar wrote:
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MartyHello Marty,
It sounds like you are not able to add your Canon printer in System Preferences. I found an article with steps you can take to resolve this:
Resolution
USB printers and Bonjour-enabled network printers
Follow these steps until the issue is addressed:
Make sure that the printer is powered on, has ink / toner, and that there are no alerts on the printer’s control panel. Note: If you cannot clear an alert on the printer's control panel, stop here and check the printer's documentation or contact the manufacturer for support.
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Contact the printer vendor or visit their website for further assistance.
You can find the full article here:
Troubleshooting printer issues in OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3147
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Ok so I bought Leopard and upgraded from Tiger, then updated using the software update. Now I have a whole bunch of problems. My Apple Works is now missing, the program is just gone. All my Adobe programs now give me the error of Incompatible with current OS or some Your Licensing is not working error. I have a whole load of Adobe programs that should be working, like Contribute CS 3 and Photo Shop and Illustrator and Designer and so on. All of which worked under the 4.11 and the 5.1 OSes but now no longer work. This isn't even touching on the elimination of the Classic environment which i have a lot of programs that will cost way too much money to buy again for the new OS.
Anybody know how to get back Apple Works and how to get the Adobe products running again?First set of problems, I had two software packaged programs go missing. Totally erased from the system. iWeb and Apple Works.
This would not happen after a software update, unless the directory got damaged somehow*:
http://www.macmaps.com/directoryfaq.html
That would give the machine a difficult time trying to find files on the computer.
Next set of problems my external firewire drive stopped being seen from the system.
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The next most common cause is the clock battery dying, but not quite dead. Replacing it can fix that problem as well.
I should say that my system consists of several computers networked together.
I would have completely disconnected the computers before applying the update.
I can take my external firewire back up time machine drives and connect them to a PC and see the data. But my macs do not even recognise them, they don't even show up when plugged in.
This is further evidence the firmware on the hard drive was not yet updated for compatibility with the operating system.
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This can be commonly caused by a dying optical drive, or bad permissions on the system, or a dying clock battery.
Fourth set of problems, all the Adobe programs became un-useable and returned errors. Adobe has been working with me on this and have been far more helpful than Apple has been.
That's a case of corrupt files, or files which were migrated from another system. Migration that is done improperly from a PowerPC to an Intel system may create issues with powerpc plugins on an Intel Mac. If your hard drive got over 85% full and/or the directory was damaged for any reason (especially forced reboots), that can also trigger such a reaction during an update.
Fifth set of problems just recently discovered, all my stored movies, music and podcast in iTunes is gone.
This is usually due to a directory issue, but can also be a dying hard drive issue.
Sounds like you have multiple symptoms pointing towards a few common possible causes. Directory damage, and clock battery malfunctioning, and needing a better firmware on your Firewire hard drive case. Replacing the hard drive case with a compatible one is simple enough. http://www.macsales.com/ makes the right cases. I would not go with LaCie, Western Digital, or Seagate cases. Western Digital and Seagate internal hard drives are fine in of themselves. Replace the MyBook hard drive cases with http://www.macsales.com/ cases and same with the LaCies.
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Remove the Midi interface box. It may help things work better.
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Softwindows barely works if at all under Classic, and VirtualPC only works with version 7.0.2 under Leopard. If you got an earlier version working under Leopard you were lucky. You really needed to migrate to a supported emulator under Leopard listed on my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#WINTEL
It says you didn't research your options well enough before upgrading to Leopard. This has been well documented in the forums before this.
Booted up from the Norton disks and repaired disk.
This is the biggest flaw in your plans, which caused ALL your problems. Norton is not compatible with any version of Mac OS X. It eats directories for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Only Alsoft Disk Warrior is safe and only after a data recovery attempt with Prosoft Data Rescue II, Subrosasoft Filesalvage, or Boomerang's Boomerang. We have constantly harped on the forums here that Norton is damaging to data. This has been known about since Mac OS X came out. It has even been called "Norton Kevorkian" by some.
You can't blame Apple for this. Your lack of research and lack of asking in the right places at the right time led to your failures.
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