Lion Network Accounts files association is always reverted

Hi,
I want to change file associations for all types, like opening all .avi with vlc instead of QuickTime.
The Workstations run Lion 10.7.2 and Have Network Homes hosted on a Lion Server 10.7.2. Whenever the user changes the file association (Get Info, dialogue...) this change is reverted after a reboot. Strangely enough the new association is still in place if the user just logs out and back again. There is no such problem with local users on the machines.
The com.apple.LaunchServices.plist where these settings are stored reflects changes made in the GetInfo dialogue. Upon reboot, the Finder seems to ignore this settings file although it stays unchanged!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I seem to have isolated the issue.
I was using wireless for both server and client, so I switched both to ethernet to eliminate any possible issues there. No change.
Then after some more experimenting I realized my original statement
if I am logged in via any user on the client (network or local), using fast user switching to go to the login screen ALWAYS shows the network users.
was incorrect. It turns out I have to be logged in with a local user for the network users to show up. So I went back and experimented with the Login Window options I configured in Profile Manager. Here is how I had my client configured.
If I enable "Show computer's administrators", or if I disabled "Show local users", the problem goes away. The problem only exists when I have one or the other, but not both, options enabled. So it seems there is a bug on the client, or there is a bug in the profile that Profile Manager is pushing to the client.
Another interesting tid bit. I temporarily changed the local user on the client to an administrator. That left the client with two administrators and no standard users. The problem went away. Turning that user back into a standard user, and the problem came back.
So there's one combination of options here that isn't working. In the long run I won't have any local users anyway, so it won't matter. This only affects me now while I'm migrating things.

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Sorry if this has been covered or resolved elsewhere elsewhere, if so please point me in the right direction!
I posted this in a different thread and it was suggested this one would be more helpful.
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Sorry if this has been covered or resolved elsewhere elsewhere, if so please point me in the right direction!
I posted this in a different thread and it was suggested this one would be more helpful.
I've spent all day with a new mac pro with Lion Server installed trying to set up a small network. Created an OD Master (from the Server App) then used WGM to make accounts. From the Server app I'd created sharepoints (where has File Sharing gone in Server Admin?) one of which was enabled to be used as home directories for which I configured back in WGM. I then bound SL clients computers to OD making sure there were no hypens in the computer names and allowed all network users to logon onto the machine as well as adding the Lion servers IP address as a DNS record.
The problem is, I go to logon with the network account and it starts to logon, i.e the icon expands rather than shakes then stops with the not very informative error "Cannot log you on because an error occurred".
The bound clients appear in WGM. The user accounts look ok. I've not enabled SSL on anything. This is really frustrating.
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Regards,
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On 7/1/2014 11:16 AM, chndrcks wrote:
>
> We often use application virtualization for larger apps that would take
> too long to install via msi. We put those large virtual apps on a
> network share and users launch them from there rather than installing
> them locally. It's worked well for us, but we miss out on some features,
> like file associations, context menus, etc. We could get most of these
> features back if created in msi in ZAV when we create the virtual app,
> but the msi always installs the virtual app to Program Files, which
> defeats the purpose for us.
>
> So my question: Is there a way we can create an MSI that behaves just
> like the one generated by ZAV, but rather than installing the .exe to
> Program Files and pointing everything there, it instead does not install
> the exe at all and just points everything to the already existing exe on
> the shared drive?
>
> We tend to be a bit of a unique use case, but I was hoping someone else
> had run into a similar problem.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
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I seem to have isolated the issue.
I was using wireless for both server and client, so I switched both to ethernet to eliminate any possible issues there. No change.
Then after some more experimenting I realized my original statement
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was incorrect. It turns out I have to be logged in with a local user for the network users to show up. So I went back and experimented with the Login Window options I configured in Profile Manager. Here is how I had my client configured.
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Another interesting tid bit. I temporarily changed the local user on the client to an administrator. That left the client with two administrators and no standard users. The problem went away. Turning that user back into a standard user, and the problem came back.
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Lion Server network accounts not working on some computers.

Hello all -
I'm currently having an issue with network accounts working on some Macs but not others. I have a Mac Mini and a MacBook Pro. The Mac Mini works fine and I can login and sync my network account with the server just fine. However, I cannot connect to it from my MBP.
When I try and connect I get an error that says "You are unable to log in to the user account "xxxx" at this time. Logging in to the account failed because an error occurred."
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Anymore suggestions?

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Taylor

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my experience is as follows:
1. You have to setup a home folder for network/mobile users with Server.app
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3. Create users with correct settings under "preferences" in workgroupmanagement.app, especially "rules"
4. Put the users in the group
4. Set the appropriate permissions to the home folder and share it over the network with server.app
After playing around I could login from a MacBook Pro and synchronize the users library and complete home folder. After testing and restarting the machines (Lion Server is on a Mac Mini) I could relogin with the network/mobile user.
My problem actually is, that I could not login from any other Mac. Everytime the system told me, that there is a fault with login.
Before I want to login with the network/moblle user on another MacBook i logout the user form the MacBook Pro.
No luck :-(
I test it with other users with same settings.
No luck :-(
I integrate the MacBooks in the Computer settings in the workgroupmanagement.app.
No luck :-(
I hope this thread give answers the next days, because I need a working synchronize and account management solution for different users and machines :-)
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