Lion Server network accounts not available after 10.7.4 update

I installed the incremental update for Server 10.7.3 to 10.7.4, and now my network accounts can't log in. That would be all users of the machine then. How can I fix this?
Unimpressed!

Exact same thing happened to me on my 2010 MacBook Pro, running Lion as well. Updated to 10.7.4 and whammo, no more DVD drive. Tried numerous discs and the computer just mulled over whether it was going to play the discs for a few attempts then spat them out. All the discs I tried were in perfectly good working order.
Just saw this thread, but created one of my own before (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4026857). Still waiting for some help....

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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."
If I login through console (by typing in ">console" in the username field) I get an error that says the user does not have a home directory...
I have searched numourous other forums but I have not found a solution that seems to solve this problem. I have unbound and re-bound my client to the open directory and I have restarted file sharing. Neither has solved the problem. I have a feeling the issue originates somewhere on the MBP since I can log in to the Mac Mini without any problems.
Anymore suggestions?

Thanks for your suggestion, SolidWood. Unfortunately it didn't help.
After a 90 minute phone call with AppleCare, this issue has finally been resolved. Here is what the solution was. Turns out it was pretty simple but it took a while to find it.
First we created a test user and left the home folder set to Local Only in the Server App. I was successfully able to login with the test user on both clients but since there were no mobility preferences set, it was pretty basic.
Then, we removed the Users sharepoint from file sharing, turned off file sharing to disconnect any users, and restarted the server. Then we created a new folder on the Server HD with a random name. We chose Darron. We created a new sharepoint in file sharing (with it still turned off), and shared the new folder called Darron. Double click on the sharepoint and scroll to the bottom and check the box that says "Make available for home directories over AFP". Then we restarted file sharing.
Then we opened Workgroup Manager, clicked on the problem user in the left sidebar, clicked on the Home option at the top, and there were three things listed:
     (None)
     afp://servername.com/Users
     afp://servername.com/Darron
Then we removed the Darron sharepoint from file sharing, and found that it was still listed as a home directory under the problem user.
This was the root of the problem. The system didn't know which path to use as the home directory.
Sooooo...
In the server app, we opened the Directory Utility (Tools in the menubar, Directory Utility). Clicked on Directory Editor. Authenticate to the directory using the diradmin login. Changed view settings to match this below:
In the left column, there were two paths listed for home mounts. We deleted both of them, saved changes, and closed directory editor.
Then, we restarted workgroup manager and both paths had been deleted from the users home listings. This was begining to solve the problem.
In the Server App, we recreated the users sharepoint, made it available for home directories, and restarted file sharing and workgroup manager. Now only one path is listed for the home folder for all the users.
This solved my problem of not being able to login on the MBP. The system synced the home folder and all was well. On the Mac Mini, I had to delete the problem account, un-bind from the network server, re-bind, and recreate the account. Now both clients are sycning perfectly and all is well.
Thank God I bought AppleCare! Thanks to everyone else for their help and suggestions.
As a recap, the problem of not being able to login to the MacBook Pro was caused by having multiple paths to the multiple home folders. These rogue paths were added somewhere in the troubleshooting process to try and recreate the home directories before I called AppleCare. To solve this, we had to remove the directory listings from accounts using Directory Editor, remove and recreate the users sharepoint in file sharing. The syncing problem on the Mac Mini was also created when multiple paths were introduced. The system didn't know which files to use.
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It thinks it's supposed to be booting from a Server, have you ever used that?
Might you have pressed Option+n?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1533
Try rebooting & hold just the Option/alt key to see if you can select your boot drive.

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Interesting question - thanks for that. Until now I didn't realise there was a difference.
The User Profile Service is up and running, but no MySite Host is set. (I don't believe MySite will be available anywhere here. I guess that means there's no valid MySite Host for me to use.)
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Hi,
I am new to Server, I got Lion Server working on a Mac Mini and everything was alright until I added users from existing client machines. I created new Users on the Server App with the same name and passwords as on the existing client machines, logged in as root on the Server and copied the client user home folder contents from an external HD into the User home directory on the Server. After that I ran Batchmod on all the User folders on the server and everything seemed to be working alright, now the only problem is, if you create a file or folder on the desktop it is not there anymore the next time I log back in. The accounts are setup as Network Accounts, and they are available from any computer in the office, they just don't save any settings that have been changed or any files and folders.
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Mountain lion server network accounts are not mounting network home directory, rather its creating a blank local directory

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Hello,
     I have been trying to get this to work for a few weeks now. I have 2 Imacs and a Macbook, i am trying to login to a network account. I did the step by step to set up my server. I can screen share and see all the shared folders. I have a network user in the work group, and when i go to users on my macbook, and say join the server, i get host not found, but the server is active.
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HI,
my experience is as follows:
1. You have to setup a home folder for network/mobile users with Server.app
2. Create a group for network users with the workgroupmanagement.app from serveradmin tools
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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SL bound clients can't logon Lion Server network accounts

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.
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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.
Any help much appreciated.
Regards,
Evan

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This post was originally posted on IBM’s developerWorks public forum (https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=77777777-0000-0000-0000-0000149306...) The following is a summary of the post issue and the response.
Issue:
After a firmware upgrade (included IMM, HDD and ServerRAID) to my x3650 M5 (Windows 2008 R2 Server) system, the “Ctrl+H” option to enter the WebBIOS Configuration Utility was not available anymore for RAID reconfiguration. The system boots directly into Windows.
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Thank you for the information.
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and while you are there, see if discs you insert show
up in Disc Utility (they should, they will be greyed
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TF400893: Team Foundation Server services are not available. This is most likely caused by a network error. Please check your connection and try again.
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