Nested Open Directory Groups

I am receiving the message "Couldn't find group for user" when trying to log in using users that are nested members of a large group (Group 1<Group2<User, with Group 1 connected to a permission set). The same user can log in as soon as I add them directly to Group 1.
Am I missing something here? I assume that Final Cut Server can recognize inherited Open Directory group membership, no? I would very much appreciate help in this matter.

I believe that active directory has a user limitation of 1000 users when using it conjunction with linux/unix environments.
This excerpt was pulled out of an article (http://www.tkk.fi/cc/docs/kerberos/nss_ldap.html) pertaining to this issue:
"Active directory uses a method called "Incremental Retrieval of Multivalued Properties" which nss_ldap has no support for, at least not yet. Querying groups having more than 1000 members will return the first 1000 members, with the 'member' attribute changed to 'member;range=0-999'. This is not recognized by nss_ldap, so you will not see any members for that group. More information can be found in the (now expired) Internet Draft labeled Incremental Retrieval of Multivalued Attributes."
The article is a little out of date but it should still apply.
Hope thats what you're looking for and helps you out at all.

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How to set permissions IN Open Directory USING Open Directory groups?

Hi all,
Apologies if I've missed this but have been searching for two days trying to figure out how to delegate permissions within the OD to a number of different OD groups and i can't seem to find any way to do this either at the command line or with WGM.
Examples: an OD group containing those who will manage the full directory need to have permissions on all containers, child objects, and their attributes in the directory. For this one in particular I seem to be able to nest a group in the default Admin group, but this isn't really what i'm after. I need to create OD groups with the ability only to manipulate objects of class apple-computer and similarly, apple-user (really all inetOrgPerson objects). In a nutshell: how do i set permissions on specific attributes or object classes using OD groups?
thanks for any pointers...
-andrew

I think i just answered my own question: Open Directory is OpenLDAP. slapd is all i need.

Open Directory groups not showing up in Windows

Hello,
we are using Open Directory on a Leopard 10.2 as a primary PDC for mac, linux and windows clients.
The Kerberos sign in works as expected, but we can not get any group created in the OD to be displayed (or selectable) from windows. All users show up, but no groups.
Anyone got an ides or the same problem?
Message was edited by: majs

Same problem here. On Windows client we see only domain users, no domain groups.
No solution yet.

Showing Open Directory Groups on XP

Hello,
I want to add an open directory created group (of an open directory master) to a workstations Power Users group in XP.
I have:
Setup open directory as an open directory master.
Setup Samba as a PDC.
Kerberos and dns are setup correctly.
everything shows it's running fine.
added users, and then added groups in Workgroup Manager.
Added the SMBRID of 512 to one created group so it automatically maps to the Domain Admins.
That works great.
Can't figure out for the life of me how to get my groups I created to be selectable in XP so I can add them to the Power Users group. They just don't show up. Other groups that are in the local directory show up. Groups like _amavisd show up. So what is the key?
It would be great if someone somewhere knows the answer to this as I have been banging my head against the wall for two weeks now.
Thanks in advance to anyone who knows.....

Hello,
I'm answering my own post here. After a couple weeks of banging my head against the wall I found one solution in the forums, but it may not be easy to find so here is the solution for adding groups you have created in OD to the local power users group.
If you click add user in the user manager window (which pops up after double clicking users in the control panel) and then enter the group name, it can be the full name even with spaces, in the user field, and then put the domain in, and then add the user, select other for group and then pick power users, and finish/ok. Now if you reboot and go look at the groups under user settings advanced you will see that it has added that group to the power users, and is not listed under users.
Freaking weird that you can add this way, and that the groups still do not show when you do a search for them, but hey, it works. Hope this helps someone.

Problems with Active Directory Users showing as not found in Open Directory work group manager

I’m running a golden triangle setup with Open directory assigning group policy and authentication provide by active directory. In workgroup manager I can search through the AD and add users or computers to groups in OD workgroup manager. However when I save and refresh the users or computer appear as ‘not found’. Is there a reason for this?

Hi Zero
It's very reassuring to know im not the only one having issues with this..
Im on my second re install of the server.. I like you have no wish to do another clean install as everything else is connected and it seems like the answer is probably very simple.
So today im going to re- run the terminal commands as layed out in the online guides.
However i was kinda hoping someone would be able to supply us with an answer.
thanks
J

How can I enforce Parental Controls on a group of network users on an Open Directory client?

I have a Mac mini running OS X Server (Mountain Lion) and have a client family iMac that is a client of the Open Directory server. I have created network users for my kids and put them into a group and created Parental Control restrictions that apply to members of the group. However, the kids can log into the iMac with the same network accounts and no Parental Control policies are enforced on the iMac.
I'd like to restrict times and hours per day, as well as the obvious content/website restrictions. I'm not sure why the Parental Control policy isn't being enforced. While I'm not great at it, I do have a basic understanding/overview of knowledge on Windows Server administration, but OS X Server seems to be waaay different...
I have fiddled with the certificate, and I have told the client iMac to trust the certificate coming from my Open Directory server, but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference with the enforcement of the kids group's Parental Control policies.
Can anyone assist or offer any suggestions?

Related logs from the OD client iMac below:
2013-07-13 20:37:45 -0400 mdmclient[12003]: *** ERROR *** [Agent:501] Sending 'OTA-Phase2' request to server: https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service (<NSURLErrorDomain:-1001> The request timed out.
UserInfo: {
    NSErrorFailingURLKey = "https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service";
    NSErrorFailingURLStringKey = "https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service";
    NSLocalizedDescription = "The request timed out.";
    NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1001 \"The request timed out.\" UserInfo=0x7fef6a82b2b0 {NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service, NSLocalizedDescription=The request timed out., NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service}";
2013-07-13 20:37:45 -0400 mdmclient[12003]: *** ERROR *** [Agent:501] ProcessOTABootstrapProfileCore (<NSURLErrorDomain:-1001> The request timed out.
UserInfo: {
    NSErrorFailingURLKey = "https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service";
    NSErrorFailingURLStringKey = "https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service";
    NSLocalizedDescription = "The request timed out.";
    NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1001 \"The request timed out.\" UserInfo=0x7fef6a82b2b0 {NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service, NSLocalizedDescription=The request timed out., NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service}";
2013-07-13 20:37:45 -0400 System Preferences[11138]: *** ERROR *** [CPInstallerUI:501] Profile installation (Device Enrollment (com.apple.ota.server.local.bootstrap)) (<NSURLErrorDomain:-1001> The request timed out.
UserInfo: {
    NSErrorFailingURLKey = "https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service";
    NSErrorFailingURLStringKey = "https://server.local/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service";
    NSLocalizedDescription = "The request timed out.";

Make Open Directory Users/Groups Administrators on Mac clients

I have setup a OS X 10.8 server with Open Directory and have 2 mac os x mountain lion clients. I would like for the user accounts I have created in the Open Directory to have admin access to the 2 mac client machines. How can I do this? I am new to OS X server. Is there a Group Policy type equivalent like in Windows?

Ah! Thanks! No wonder I cannot do this...
Unfortunately, the printers are all USB shared printers connected to computers on the network. Is there anyway to preset these printers? They don't show up in the Print manage settings at all.

Three new groups in Open Directory Server

I noticed that my Open Directory server has three new groups in WGM,OD Users, OD Administators and com.apple.limited_admin. Should I treat these as I treated the other groups by assigning them members and group folders? I also noticed that now I have a System Administrator and a Directory Adminstrator, does that sound right? Should I keep both? Thanks

Ok, thanks, I had forgoten the "show system records" trick.
For the guest user, I don't see it in dscl.
So I suppose it's not a user, just an "anonymous" authentication option in the sharing preferences.
It's a bit like "others" in the posix rights permissions : User, group, other. User and group are existing and named, other are not named, it's just anybody that is not the named user and not a member of the named group.
To keep things understandable, you should use an other name if you wish to configure a "guest user"
You can manage the "enable guest account" option from WGM if you select a computergroup, in the preferences pane / login / options.
Hope it helps
Nicolas

Nested AD User Groups in Workgroup Manager not working in Mavericks

The setup is the traditional Golden Triangle, so Active Directory for users and groups, Open Directory for Managed Preferences. Both Apple clients and server are running 10.9.0
While I can successfully manage the Mac's via OD computer groups, the OD user groups with nested AD groups no longer appear to work. If I nest an AD user it works fine, but not the AD users group.
This is a new AD and new OD, no migrations. This is a setup I've done countless times over the years, but since Mavericks has been introduced, I can no longer make this work.
Any help would be greatly appreaciated.
Thanks,
Alex Price

Hello
I have been having the same problem, when adding an AD Group to an OD group the users in the AD group are not managed, but if i add the user to the OD group it works fine, (with about 5000 active users this is not an option) this has been a problem with 10.9 and has not been fixed with 10.9.1, i assume we need a update to Workgroup manager?
Maverick server is useless at the moment, cant upgrade the clients to Maverick if i cant manage them, are Apple just tring to make my job more difficult than it needs to be, i was happy that they provided Workgroup Manager for Mavericks because Profile Manager is simple not an option, but it would be good if it worked properly, its not a small problem so you would think apple would make it a priority.

Local Admin Doesn't Authenticate on Open Directory 10.9

Running 10.9.4. I exported my open directory database from my old 10.6 server and imported into my new 10.9.4 server. Everything worked without a hitch, except that the local admin can't administer the database, only the old directory admin (which works, but after every action, it tells me I'm not authenticated... even though it still works).
I double checked, and sure enough, all the admins are in the directory administer group:
GroupMembership: root diradmin rfinn
Member: root diradmin rfinn
NestedGroups: 9B953861-B2D1-43A2-BC57-F53C0C33F236
PrimaryGroupID: 80
RealName:
Open Directory Administrators
RecordName: admin
RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Groups
But... it still doesn't authenticate in Workgroup Manager. Just to be sure, I re-added the LDAP admin GUID to the local admin's nested group list, but that didn't fix the issue either. Suggestions?
Thanks,
-Rob

Running 10.9.4. I exported my open directory database from my old 10.6 server and imported into my new 10.9.4 server. Everything worked without a hitch, except that the local admin can't administer the database, only the old directory admin (which works, but after every action, it tells me I'm not authenticated... even though it still works).
I double checked, and sure enough, all the admins are in the directory administer group:
GroupMembership: root diradmin rfinn
Member: root diradmin rfinn
NestedGroups: 9B953861-B2D1-43A2-BC57-F53C0C33F236
PrimaryGroupID: 80
RealName:
Open Directory Administrators
RecordName: admin
RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Groups
But... it still doesn't authenticate in Workgroup Manager. Just to be sure, I re-added the LDAP admin GUID to the local admin's nested group list, but that didn't fix the issue either. Suggestions?
Thanks,
-Rob

Open Directory Migration Question

Setup:
My company has two servers, both running 10.5.6. We are migrating from the server Fubar (xserve) as it has had a lot of problems and we want to do a fresh install on it (I was not the admin who initially set it up).
In order to get a 'fresh' OD going, we are recreating all the accounts on the new server Edoras (powerpc mac pro), making sure to preserve UID of the users.
Problem:
User A cannot change his password on Edoras after Directory Utility has been changed to point at it. He can change his password locally, but it does not propagate to Edoras, nor does a password change on Edoras affect his local machine.
The questions I haven't been able to get answers for are:
* Should the OD search string be different on Fubar and Edoras? Currently our search string is 'dc=fubar,dc=domain,dc=com'.
* Are there other attributes that have to be setup in OD besides UID? I noticed when using the Target tab in Workgroup Manager that there is a GeneratedUID attribute, does this need to match?
Thanks for any information/help.

I did something like this recently. Unfortunately I couldn't get an answer on the Internet and had to re-configure Directory Access on the client machines manually.
I moved our system from a POwerMac G4 with several upgrades (eSATA card, eSATA Coolgear Enclosure, 7200.11 (yeah I know, bad drives to use) Seagate drives, 1.8 GHz PPC 7447 upgrade, 1.5GB of ram) to a new Mac Pro with a Highpoint RAID controller. The old G4 was very unreliable and couldn't hand
I had to go to each machine with ARD, open Directory Access, delete the LDAP entry and re-enter it. This was really annoying and confusing for me as the old server and the new server had:
The same version of OSX (ok, one was a PPC version and I special ordered the Intel version from Apple Tech Support), but they both were running 10.4.11 with the newest security patches.
The same OD Search Strings
The same IP Address for the Server
The same DNS name for the server
and the same user IDs and group settings
and I still had to re-do Directory Access using the client machines. Before re-doing the Directory Access re-binding I would try to login. The "other" icon would appear on the loging window, but when I would loging with the correct username and password the login windows would "shake it's head" and wouldn't let me login.
The biggest pain was that portable directories didn't sync correct anymore, so I had to manually backup, then delete the account, then re-bind, then re-create and restore the portable directory on each laptop manually.
Unfortunately I do not know the unix command to change directory binding to client computers using ARD. If such a command exists it would make things much easier for you. Does anyone know if a command exists?

Setting up Open Directory and iCal server.

Hello:
I'm new to open directory - please help or point me in the right direction. I'm trying to set up a OSx server 10.5 running on a PowerMac G4.
I need iCal/DNS/FS/VPN/WEB/Open Directory as services enabled.
For testing purposes I've set up a small network with three machines all running 10.5.6.
I've tired over and over to do this via an advanced server but have not be able to get everything to work so I did a basic server allowing the server set up to input all my settings. Everything built and started up without issue but I could not get iCal to work. I let the set up sit over night and when I returned the next morning the MacMini screen had a window saying that a directory server has been found that offers these following services ...WEB - iCal etc. Do you want to configure your workstation. I did and everything worked as aspected. I thought that I finally got it!
I wanted to see the all of the settings so I converted the server to an advanced server and everything still worked. ( From the one workstation ).
I imported a users exported file from the server I'm trying to fix then the groups file. Everything still worked from the Mac Mini but I could not connect from the other workstation.
I never received the Open Directory message about services being offered etc.
Both machines have identical network settings ( Fixed I.P. pointing the DNS to the server.) AFP sees the server from both workstations but I can not login from the third workstation using any known good user name and password not even the admin or the Macmini account and password that works from the Mac mini. I don't really know anything about open directory, do you need to register the computer name with the server or something to that effect.
Why would it take hours for that original service offering to go out to the first workstation?
Thanks for any help you can offer. All of my OSX server experience has been setting up file servers never any of the other offerings.
Thanks,
Rick

Sorry,
I posted this to the wrong forum. I re-posted in Open Directory.
Thanks,
Rick

Reconfigure Open Directory in Yosemite Server

Is it possible to delete and reconfigure Open Directory in Yosemite server?
The host name and configuration were modified after Open Directory was activated and I get the message "Unable to load replica list" in the Settings Tab of Open Directory on the Server App (Server 4.0.3 (Build 14S350)). I think the best way would be to start over the automatic configuration.

Many Open Directory problems can be resolved by taking the following steps. Test after each one, and back up all data before making any changes.
1. The OD master must have a static IP address on the local network, not a dynamic address. It must not be connected to the same network with more than one interface; e.g., Ethernet and Wi-Fi.
2. You must have a working DNS service, and the server's hostname must match its fully-qualified domain name. To confirm, select the server by name in the sidebar of the Server application window, then select the Overview tab. Click the Edit button on the Host Name line. On the Accessing your Server sheet, Domain Name should be selected. Change the Host Name, if necessary. The server must have at least a three-level name (e.g. "server.yourdomain.com"), and the name must not be in the ".local" top-level domain, which is reserved for Bonjour.
3. The primary DNS server used by the server must be itself, unless you're using another server for internal DNS. The only DNS server set on the clients should be the internal one, which they should get from DHCP if applicable.
4. Only if you're still running Mavericks server, follow these instructions to rebuild the Kerberos configuration on the server.
5. If you use authenticated binding, check the validity of the master's certificate. The common name must match the hostname and domain name. Deselecting and then reselecting the certificate in Server.app has been reported to have an effect in some cases. Otherwise delete all certificates and create new ones.
6. Unbind and then rebind the clients in the Users & Groups preference pane. Use the fully-qualified domain name of the master.
7. Reboot the master and the clients.
8. Don't log in to the server with a network user's account.
9. Disable any internal firewalls in use, including third-party "security" software.
10. If you've created any replica servers, delete them.
11. If OD has only recently stopped working when it was working before, you may be able to restore it from the automatic backup in /var/db/backups, or from a Time Machine snapshot of that backup.
12. As a last resort, export all OD users. In the Open Directory pane of Server, delete the OD server. Then recreate it and import the users. Ensure that the UID's are in the 1001+ range.
If you get this far without solving the problem, then you'll need to examine the logs in the Open Directory section of the log list in the Server app, and also the system log on the clients.

Directory Binding Script (Active and Open Directory) 10.7

Hi everyone
I'm reposting this in the right thread. I've written a Directory Binding Script for 10.6 and ported it now to 10.7 as among the things that have changed in the upgraded version is a refurbished directory binding enviroment.
The original thread can be found here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3090068. The script is applicable for clients as well and simplifies the binding process considerably.
Be aware that the reformatted script here contains some faulty line breaks. So you'll have to correct them in a proper text editor.
#!/bin/sh
#Uncomment the following line to abort the script on errors
#trap exit ERR
## Script to automate OD and AD Binding of Mac OS X 10.7 Servers
## Script written by Marc Horat, URZ Basel, 11.6.2010
## Updated: 12.08.2011
# With the use of the following sources as inspiration:
# http://www.howtomac.co.uk/?p=247
#Created by Ross Hamilton
#Clock restart / Remove existing settings
#Join to Open Directory and Active Directory
# Bombich's AD-Bind Script:
# This script binds to AD and configures advanced options of the AD plugin
# As this scripts contains a password, be sure to take appropriate security
# precautions
# A good way to run this script is to set it as a login hook on your master machine
# Because it only needs to be run once, the last thing this script does is to delete
# itself. If you have another login script that you typically run, include the
# script on your master machine, and indicate its path in the "newLoginScript"
# variable.
# If running this as a one-time login hook to bind to AD after imaging,
# be sure to enable auto-login (for any local user) before creating your master image
#################CONFIGURATION##########################
#OD
# These variables need to be configured for your env
odAdmin="YOURODADMIN" #enter your OD admin name between the quotes
odPassword="YOURODPW" # Enter your OD admin password between the quotes
oddomain="YOURODDOMAIN" # FQDN of your OD domain
computerGroup="YOURNEWODCOMPGROUP" # Add appropriate computer group you want machines to be added to, case sensitive
oldComputerGroup="YOUROLDODCOMPGROUP" # If the Computer is in a Group already
#AD
# Standard parameters
domain="YOURADDOMAIN"                              # fully qualified DNS name of Active Directory Domain
domainname="YOURADDOMAINNAME"                    #Name of the Domain as specified in the search paths
udn="YOURADADMIN"                              # username of a privileged network user
password="YOURADPW"                                                  # password of a privileged network user
ou="OU=YOUR,OU=OU,OU=URZ,OU=IN,DC=YOUR,DC=AD,DC=DOMAIN"                    # Distinguished name of container for the computer E.G. OU=Macs,OU=Computers,DC=AD,DC=DOMAIN,DC=CH
# Advanced options AD Plugin
alldomains="disable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' automatic multi-domain authentication
localhome="disable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' force home directory to local drive
protocol="smb"                                        # 'afp', 'smb' or 'nfs' (since 10.7) change how home is mounted from server
mobile="enable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' mobile account support for offline logon
mobileconfirm="enable"                    # 'enable' or 'disable' warn the user that a mobile acct will be created
useuncpath="enable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' use AD SMBHome attribute to determine the home dir
user_shell="/bin/bash"                    # e.g., /bin/bash or "none"
preferred="-preferred $domain"          # Use the specified server for all Directory lookups and authentication
# (e.g. "-nopreferred" or "-preferred ad.server.edu")
admingroups="$domainname\YOURADADMINGROUP" # These comma-separated AD groups may administer the machine (e.g. "" or "APPLE\macadmins")
packetsign="allow"                              # allow | disable | require
packetencrypt="allow"                    # allow | disable | require
passinterval="14"                              # number of days
namespace="domain"                              # forest | domain
# Login hook setting -- specify the path to a login hook that you want to run instead of this script
newLoginHook=""                    # e.g., "/Library/Management/login.sh"
################################# End of configuration
############ Begin of Script
# Host-specific parameters
# computerid should be set dynamically, this value must be machine-specific
# This value may be restricted to 19 characters! The only error you'll receive upon entering
# an invalid computer id is to the effect of not having appropriate privileges to perform the requested operation
#computerid=`/sbin/ifconfig en0 | awk '/ether/ { gsub(":", ""); print $2 }'` # MAC Address
#computerid=`hostname | sed 's/.unibas.ch//'`
#computerid=`/usr/sbin/scutil --get LocalHostName | cut -c 1-19` # Assure that this will produce unique names!
#computerid=`/usr/sbin/scutil --get LocalHostName`
computerid=`scutil --get ComputerName`
adcomputerid=`echo "$computerid" | tr [:lower:] [:upper:]`
# These variables probably don't need to be changed
# Determing if any directory binding exists
nicAddress=`ifconfig en0 | grep ether | awk '{print $2}'`
if dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          check4ODtmp=`dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep -n 1 | sed 's/1://' | sed 's/2://'`
          check4OD=${check4ODtmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found LDAP: "$check4ODtmp
          check4ODaccttmp=`dscl /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -read Computers/"$computerid" RealName | cut -c 11-`
          check4ODacct=${check4ODaccttmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found LDAP-Computer-Account: "$check4ODacct
else
          check4OD=""
          check4ODacct=""
          echo "No bound LDAP Server found"
fi
if [ $oldComputerGroup != "" ] && dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          check4ODgroupMembershiptmp=`dscl /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -read ComputerGroups/"$oldComputerGroup" | grep "$computerid"`
          check4ODgroupMembership=$check4ODgroupMembershiptmp
          echo "LDAP Group Membership in Group: "$oldComputerGroup
else
          check4ODgroupMembership=""
          echo "No LDAP Group Membership defined or not bound to a server"
fi
if dscl localhost -list "/Active Directory" | grep $domainname > /dev/null
then
          check4ADtmp=`dsconfigad -show | grep "Active Directory Domain" | sed 's/Active Directory Domain//' | sed 's/=//'`
          check4AD=${check4ADtmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found AD: "$check4AD
          check4ADaccttmp=`dsconfigad -show | grep "Computer Account" | sed 's/Computer Account//' | sed 's/=//'`
          check4ADacct=${check4ADaccttmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found AD-Account: "$check4ADacct
else
          check4AD=""
          check4ADacct=""
          echo "No AD-Account found"
fi
osversionlong=`sw_vers -productVersion`
osvers=${osversionlong:3:1}
#Time Sync
#Restart ntpdate
StartService ()
if [ "${TIMESYNC:=-YES-}" = "-YES-" ] && ! GetPID ntpd > /dev/null; then
          CheckForNetwork
if [ -f /var/run/NetworkTime.StartupItem -o "${NETWORKUP}" = "-NO-" ]; then exit; fi
          touch /var/run/NetworkTime.StartupItem
          echo "Starting network time synchronization"
# Synchronize our clock to the network‚Äôs time,
# then fire off ntpd to keep the clock in sync.
          ntpdate -bvs
          ntpd -f /var/run/ntp.drift -p /var/run/ntpd.pid
fi
echo ""
echo ""
sleep 5
#### Removing any existing directory bindings
#Clear OD Computer Account and delete entry from Computer group
if dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          echo "This computer is bound to the following Open Directory Services:"
          dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3
          echo "With the Search Path entries:"
          dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /LDAP
          sleep 5
          if [ "${check4ODacct}" == "${computerid}" ]
          then
                    echo "This machine already has a computer account on $oddomain."
                    # Set the GUID
                    GUID="$(dscl /LDAPv3/$oddomain -read /Computers/${computerid} GeneratedUID | awk '{ print $2 }')"
                    echo "Found GUID: "$GUID
                    if [ "$oldComputerGroup" != "" ] && [ "$check4ODgroupMembership" != "" ]
                    then
                              echo "Removing entry from group $oldComputerGroup"
                              dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /ComputerGroups/"$oldComputerGroup" GroupMembership "${computerid}"
                              dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /ComputerGroups/"$oldComputerGroup" GroupMembers "${GUID}"
                              dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /ComputerLists/"$oldComputerGroup" Computers "${computerid}"
                    fi
                    echo "Removing Computer entry $computerid in OD"
                    dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /Computers/"${computerid}"
          fi
          #List existing Directories
          echo "Removing OD-Binding to "$check4OD
          dsconfigldap -r "$check4OD"
          echo "Removing Search Path entries"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4OD"
          dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4OD"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4OD"
          sleep 5
else
          echo "No LDAP or OD Binding present.";
fi
echo ""
# Check a second time in order to delete any remaining LDAP-Bindings
echo "Scanning for further LDAP servers"
if dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          echo "Found:"
          dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3
          echo "Removing OD-Binding to "$check4ODtmp
          dsconfigldap -r "$check4ODtmp"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4ODtmp"
          dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4ODtmp"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4ODtmp"
          sleep 5
else
          echo "No further LDAP or OD Binding present."
fi
echo ""
echo ""
#Remove the Active Directory binding
if [ "$check4AD" != "" ]
then
          echo "This computer is bound to the following Active Directory Services:"
          dscl localhost -list "/Active Directory"
          echo "With the Search Path entries:"
          dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /Active
          sleep 5
          echo "Removing any existing AD-Binding to "$check4AD
    dsconfigad -f -remove -username "$udn" -password "$password"
    echo "Removing Search Path entries"
          if [ "$preferred" != "-nopreferred" ]
          then
                    dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /Active Directory/"$domainname"
                    dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath /Active Directory/"$domainname"
                    dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /Active Directory/"$domainname"
          fi
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
          dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
#remove search path entries from 10.6
    if dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /Active > /dev/null
    then
        dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/$domain"
        dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/$domain"
    fi
          sleep 5
else
          echo "No Active Directory Binding present."
fi
echo ""
#Remove Existing Directory Services Config
echo "Removing existing DS Config"
if [ -d "/Library/Preferences/edu.mit.Kerberos" ]
then
          rm -R /Library/Preferences/edu.mit.Kerberos
fi
if [ -d "/etc/krb5.keytab" ]
then
          rm -R /etc/krb5.keytab
fi
# Clean up the DirectoryService configuration files
rm -Rfv /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/*
#OD
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Binding to OD-Damin "$oddomain
sleep 5
dsconfigldap -v -a "$oddomain" -n "$oddomain" -c "$computerid"
echo "Killing opendirectoryd"
killall opendirectoryd
sleep 5
echo "Adding computer account $computerid to /LDAPv3/${oddomain} on $oddomain"
dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -create /Computers/"$computerid" ENetAddress "$nicAddress"
dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /Computers/"$computerid" RealName "$computerid"
# Set the GUID
GUID="$(dscl /LDAPv3/$oddomain -read /Computers/${computerid} GeneratedUID | awk '{ print $2 }')"
# Add computer to ComputerList and ComputerGroup
if [ $computerGroup != "" ]
then
          echo "Adding computer $computerid to OD group $computerGroup on $oddomain"
          dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /ComputerLists/"$computerGroup" apple-computers "$computerid"
          dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /ComputerGroups/"$computerGroup" apple-group-memberguid "${GUID}"
          dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /ComputerGroups/"$computerGroup" memberUid "$computerid"
fi
echo "Finished OD Binding."
sleep 5 # Give DS a chance to catch up
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Performing the AD Binding"
#AD
# Activate the AD plugin
defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/DirectoryService "Active Directory" "Active"
plutil -convert xml1 /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/DirectoryService.plist
#Use the existing AD-Computername or generate a new one
computeridtmp="default"
if [ "$check4ADacct" == "" ]
then
          LEN=$(echo ${#adcomputerid})
          if [ $LEN -lt 15 ]; then
                  echo "ComputerID "$adcomputerid " has 15 characters or less and is therefore suitable for AD-Binding. It is $adcomputerid"
                  computeridtmp=$adcomputerid
          else
                  echo "ComputerID "$adcomputerid " has 16 or more characters and needs to be modified for AD-Binding."
                    echo "Removing any -"
                  computeridtmp=${adcomputerid//-/}
                              LEN=$(echo ${#computeridtmp})
                              if [ $LEN -lt 15 ]; then
                                        echo "ComputerID "$computeridtmp" has now 15 characters or less and is therefore suitable for AD-Binding."
                              else
                                        echo "Only using the last 15 characters of the Computer name to be able to bind to AD."
                                        computeridtmp=${computeridtmp:(-15)}
                              fi
                  echo "Cropped Computername to "$computeridtmp
          fi
else
    computeridtmp=${check4ADacct//$/}
    echo "Found existing AD Account previously, attempting to recreate in the OU: "$computeridtmp
fi
echo ""
# Bind to AD
echo "Binding to AD-Domain "$domain" with computerid "$computeridtmp
dsconfigad -f -add "$domain" -username "$udn" -password "$password" -ou "$ou" -computer "$computeridtmp"
echo ""
echo "Setting the Advanced AD Plugin options"
# Configure advanced AD plugin options
if [ "$admingroups" = "" ]
then
          dsconfigad -nogroups
else
          dsconfigad -groups "$admingroups"
fi
dsconfigad -alldomains "$alldomains"
dsconfigad -localhome "$localhome"
dsconfigad -protocol "$protocol"
dsconfigad -mobile "$mobile"
dsconfigad -mobileconfirm "$mobileconfirm"
dsconfigad -useuncpath "$useuncpath"
dsconfigad -shell "$user_shell"
dsconfigad "$preferred"
dsconfigad -packetsign "$packetsign" -packetencrypt "$packetencrypt" -passinterval "$passinterval"
dsconfigad -namespace "$namespace"
sleep 5
echo ""
echo ""
# Add the OD & AD node to the search path
if [ "$alldomains" = "enable" ]
then
          csp="/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
else
          csp="/Active Directory/$domainname"
fi
echo "Finished AD Binding."
echo "Adding Domain /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" and "$csp" to Search Path"
dscl /Search -create / SearchPolicy CSPSearchPath
dscl /Search/Contacts -create / SearchPolicy CSPSearchPath
echo "Adding OD.."
dscl /Search -append / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$oddomain"
dscl /Search/Contacts -append / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$oddomain"
echo "Adding AD.."
#Adding all Domains first to improve reliability under 10.7
if [ "$alldomains" != "enable" ]
then
    cspadall="/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
    dscl /Search/Contacts -append / CSPSearchPath "$cspadall"
    dscl /Search -append / CSPSearchPath "$cspadall"
fi
dscl /Search/Contacts -append / CSPSearchPath "$csp"
dscl /Search -append / CSPSearchPath "$csp"
echo "Finished Updating Search Paths."
echo ""
echo ""
# Restart DirectoryService (necessary to reload AD plugin activation settings)
killall opendirectoryd
# Destroy the login hook (or change it)
if [ "${newLoginHook}" == "" ]
then
          defaults delete /var/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook
else
          defaults write /var/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook $newLoginHook
fi
sleep 5
# Customizing the login-Window
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo DSStatus
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow showInputMenu -bool TRUE
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWFULLNAME -bool TRUE
# This works in a pinch if the above code does not
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/SearchNodeConfig "Search Node Custom Path Array" -array "/Active Directory/All Domains"
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/SearchNodeConfig "Search Policy" -int 3
#plutil -convert xml1 /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/SearchNodeConfig.plist
#killall opendirectoryd
# Disable autologin
defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow autoLoginUser
srm /etc/kcpassword
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Now bound to OD Domain:"
dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3
echo "With Search Path entries:"
dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /LDAP
echo "Now bound to AD Domain:"
dscl localhost -list "/Active Directory"
echo "With Search Path entries:"
dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /Active
exit 0                    ## Success
exit 1                    ## Failure
Any inputs, questions and improvement suggestions are, of course, most welcome!
Cheers
See

Hi everyone
I'm reposting this in the right thread. I've written a Directory Binding Script for 10.6 and ported it now to 10.7 as among the things that have changed in the upgraded version is a refurbished directory binding enviroment.
The original thread can be found here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3090068. The script is applicable for clients as well and simplifies the binding process considerably.
Be aware that the reformatted script here contains some faulty line breaks. So you'll have to correct them in a proper text editor.
#!/bin/sh
#Uncomment the following line to abort the script on errors
#trap exit ERR
## Script to automate OD and AD Binding of Mac OS X 10.7 Servers
## Script written by Marc Horat, URZ Basel, 11.6.2010
## Updated: 12.08.2011
# With the use of the following sources as inspiration:
# http://www.howtomac.co.uk/?p=247
#Created by Ross Hamilton
#Clock restart / Remove existing settings
#Join to Open Directory and Active Directory
# Bombich's AD-Bind Script:
# This script binds to AD and configures advanced options of the AD plugin
# As this scripts contains a password, be sure to take appropriate security
# precautions
# A good way to run this script is to set it as a login hook on your master machine
# Because it only needs to be run once, the last thing this script does is to delete
# itself. If you have another login script that you typically run, include the
# script on your master machine, and indicate its path in the "newLoginScript"
# variable.
# If running this as a one-time login hook to bind to AD after imaging,
# be sure to enable auto-login (for any local user) before creating your master image
#################CONFIGURATION##########################
#OD
# These variables need to be configured for your env
odAdmin="YOURODADMIN" #enter your OD admin name between the quotes
odPassword="YOURODPW" # Enter your OD admin password between the quotes
oddomain="YOURODDOMAIN" # FQDN of your OD domain
computerGroup="YOURNEWODCOMPGROUP" # Add appropriate computer group you want machines to be added to, case sensitive
oldComputerGroup="YOUROLDODCOMPGROUP" # If the Computer is in a Group already
#AD
# Standard parameters
domain="YOURADDOMAIN"                              # fully qualified DNS name of Active Directory Domain
domainname="YOURADDOMAINNAME"                    #Name of the Domain as specified in the search paths
udn="YOURADADMIN"                              # username of a privileged network user
password="YOURADPW"                                                  # password of a privileged network user
ou="OU=YOUR,OU=OU,OU=URZ,OU=IN,DC=YOUR,DC=AD,DC=DOMAIN"                    # Distinguished name of container for the computer E.G. OU=Macs,OU=Computers,DC=AD,DC=DOMAIN,DC=CH
# Advanced options AD Plugin
alldomains="disable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' automatic multi-domain authentication
localhome="disable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' force home directory to local drive
protocol="smb"                                        # 'afp', 'smb' or 'nfs' (since 10.7) change how home is mounted from server
mobile="enable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' mobile account support for offline logon
mobileconfirm="enable"                    # 'enable' or 'disable' warn the user that a mobile acct will be created
useuncpath="enable"                              # 'enable' or 'disable' use AD SMBHome attribute to determine the home dir
user_shell="/bin/bash"                    # e.g., /bin/bash or "none"
preferred="-preferred $domain"          # Use the specified server for all Directory lookups and authentication
# (e.g. "-nopreferred" or "-preferred ad.server.edu")
admingroups="$domainname\YOURADADMINGROUP" # These comma-separated AD groups may administer the machine (e.g. "" or "APPLE\macadmins")
packetsign="allow"                              # allow | disable | require
packetencrypt="allow"                    # allow | disable | require
passinterval="14"                              # number of days
namespace="domain"                              # forest | domain
# Login hook setting -- specify the path to a login hook that you want to run instead of this script
newLoginHook=""                    # e.g., "/Library/Management/login.sh"
################################# End of configuration
############ Begin of Script
# Host-specific parameters
# computerid should be set dynamically, this value must be machine-specific
# This value may be restricted to 19 characters! The only error you'll receive upon entering
# an invalid computer id is to the effect of not having appropriate privileges to perform the requested operation
#computerid=`/sbin/ifconfig en0 | awk '/ether/ { gsub(":", ""); print $2 }'` # MAC Address
#computerid=`hostname | sed 's/.unibas.ch//'`
#computerid=`/usr/sbin/scutil --get LocalHostName | cut -c 1-19` # Assure that this will produce unique names!
#computerid=`/usr/sbin/scutil --get LocalHostName`
computerid=`scutil --get ComputerName`
adcomputerid=`echo "$computerid" | tr [:lower:] [:upper:]`
# These variables probably don't need to be changed
# Determing if any directory binding exists
nicAddress=`ifconfig en0 | grep ether | awk '{print $2}'`
if dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          check4ODtmp=`dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep -n 1 | sed 's/1://' | sed 's/2://'`
          check4OD=${check4ODtmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found LDAP: "$check4ODtmp
          check4ODaccttmp=`dscl /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -read Computers/"$computerid" RealName | cut -c 11-`
          check4ODacct=${check4ODaccttmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found LDAP-Computer-Account: "$check4ODacct
else
          check4OD=""
          check4ODacct=""
          echo "No bound LDAP Server found"
fi
if [ $oldComputerGroup != "" ] && dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          check4ODgroupMembershiptmp=`dscl /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -read ComputerGroups/"$oldComputerGroup" | grep "$computerid"`
          check4ODgroupMembership=$check4ODgroupMembershiptmp
          echo "LDAP Group Membership in Group: "$oldComputerGroup
else
          check4ODgroupMembership=""
          echo "No LDAP Group Membership defined or not bound to a server"
fi
if dscl localhost -list "/Active Directory" | grep $domainname > /dev/null
then
          check4ADtmp=`dsconfigad -show | grep "Active Directory Domain" | sed 's/Active Directory Domain//' | sed 's/=//'`
          check4AD=${check4ADtmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found AD: "$check4AD
          check4ADaccttmp=`dsconfigad -show | grep "Computer Account" | sed 's/Computer Account//' | sed 's/=//'`
          check4ADacct=${check4ADaccttmp//[[:space:]]/}
          echo "Found AD-Account: "$check4ADacct
else
          check4AD=""
          check4ADacct=""
          echo "No AD-Account found"
fi
osversionlong=`sw_vers -productVersion`
osvers=${osversionlong:3:1}
#Time Sync
#Restart ntpdate
StartService ()
if [ "${TIMESYNC:=-YES-}" = "-YES-" ] && ! GetPID ntpd > /dev/null; then
          CheckForNetwork
if [ -f /var/run/NetworkTime.StartupItem -o "${NETWORKUP}" = "-NO-" ]; then exit; fi
          touch /var/run/NetworkTime.StartupItem
          echo "Starting network time synchronization"
# Synchronize our clock to the network‚Äôs time,
# then fire off ntpd to keep the clock in sync.
          ntpdate -bvs
          ntpd -f /var/run/ntp.drift -p /var/run/ntpd.pid
fi
echo ""
echo ""
sleep 5
#### Removing any existing directory bindings
#Clear OD Computer Account and delete entry from Computer group
if dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          echo "This computer is bound to the following Open Directory Services:"
          dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3
          echo "With the Search Path entries:"
          dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /LDAP
          sleep 5
          if [ "${check4ODacct}" == "${computerid}" ]
          then
                    echo "This machine already has a computer account on $oddomain."
                    # Set the GUID
                    GUID="$(dscl /LDAPv3/$oddomain -read /Computers/${computerid} GeneratedUID | awk '{ print $2 }')"
                    echo "Found GUID: "$GUID
                    if [ "$oldComputerGroup" != "" ] && [ "$check4ODgroupMembership" != "" ]
                    then
                              echo "Removing entry from group $oldComputerGroup"
                              dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /ComputerGroups/"$oldComputerGroup" GroupMembership "${computerid}"
                              dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /ComputerGroups/"$oldComputerGroup" GroupMembers "${GUID}"
                              dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /ComputerLists/"$oldComputerGroup" Computers "${computerid}"
                    fi
                    echo "Removing Computer entry $computerid in OD"
                    dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$check4OD" -delete /Computers/"${computerid}"
          fi
          #List existing Directories
          echo "Removing OD-Binding to "$check4OD
          dsconfigldap -r "$check4OD"
          echo "Removing Search Path entries"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4OD"
          dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4OD"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4OD"
          sleep 5
else
          echo "No LDAP or OD Binding present.";
fi
echo ""
# Check a second time in order to delete any remaining LDAP-Bindings
echo "Scanning for further LDAP servers"
if dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3 | grep . > /dev/null
then
          echo "Found:"
          dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3
          echo "Removing OD-Binding to "$check4ODtmp
          dsconfigldap -r "$check4ODtmp"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4ODtmp"
          dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4ODtmp"
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$check4ODtmp"
          sleep 5
else
          echo "No further LDAP or OD Binding present."
fi
echo ""
echo ""
#Remove the Active Directory binding
if [ "$check4AD" != "" ]
then
          echo "This computer is bound to the following Active Directory Services:"
          dscl localhost -list "/Active Directory"
          echo "With the Search Path entries:"
          dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /Active
          sleep 5
          echo "Removing any existing AD-Binding to "$check4AD
    dsconfigad -f -remove -username "$udn" -password "$password"
    echo "Removing Search Path entries"
          if [ "$preferred" != "-nopreferred" ]
          then
                    dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /Active Directory/"$domainname"
                    dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath /Active Directory/"$domainname"
                    dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath /Active Directory/"$domainname"
          fi
          dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
          dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
#remove search path entries from 10.6
    if dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /Active > /dev/null
    then
        dscl /Search -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/$domain"
        dscl /Search/Contacts -delete / CSPSearchPath "/Active Directory/$domainname/$domain"
    fi
          sleep 5
else
          echo "No Active Directory Binding present."
fi
echo ""
#Remove Existing Directory Services Config
echo "Removing existing DS Config"
if [ -d "/Library/Preferences/edu.mit.Kerberos" ]
then
          rm -R /Library/Preferences/edu.mit.Kerberos
fi
if [ -d "/etc/krb5.keytab" ]
then
          rm -R /etc/krb5.keytab
fi
# Clean up the DirectoryService configuration files
rm -Rfv /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/*
#OD
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Binding to OD-Damin "$oddomain
sleep 5
dsconfigldap -v -a "$oddomain" -n "$oddomain" -c "$computerid"
echo "Killing opendirectoryd"
killall opendirectoryd
sleep 5
echo "Adding computer account $computerid to /LDAPv3/${oddomain} on $oddomain"
dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -create /Computers/"$computerid" ENetAddress "$nicAddress"
dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /Computers/"$computerid" RealName "$computerid"
# Set the GUID
GUID="$(dscl /LDAPv3/$oddomain -read /Computers/${computerid} GeneratedUID | awk '{ print $2 }')"
# Add computer to ComputerList and ComputerGroup
if [ $computerGroup != "" ]
then
          echo "Adding computer $computerid to OD group $computerGroup on $oddomain"
          dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /ComputerLists/"$computerGroup" apple-computers "$computerid"
          dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /ComputerGroups/"$computerGroup" apple-group-memberguid "${GUID}"
          dscl -u "${odAdmin}" -P "${odPassword}" /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" -merge /ComputerGroups/"$computerGroup" memberUid "$computerid"
fi
echo "Finished OD Binding."
sleep 5 # Give DS a chance to catch up
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Performing the AD Binding"
#AD
# Activate the AD plugin
defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/DirectoryService "Active Directory" "Active"
plutil -convert xml1 /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/DirectoryService.plist
#Use the existing AD-Computername or generate a new one
computeridtmp="default"
if [ "$check4ADacct" == "" ]
then
          LEN=$(echo ${#adcomputerid})
          if [ $LEN -lt 15 ]; then
                  echo "ComputerID "$adcomputerid " has 15 characters or less and is therefore suitable for AD-Binding. It is $adcomputerid"
                  computeridtmp=$adcomputerid
          else
                  echo "ComputerID "$adcomputerid " has 16 or more characters and needs to be modified for AD-Binding."
                    echo "Removing any -"
                  computeridtmp=${adcomputerid//-/}
                              LEN=$(echo ${#computeridtmp})
                              if [ $LEN -lt 15 ]; then
                                        echo "ComputerID "$computeridtmp" has now 15 characters or less and is therefore suitable for AD-Binding."
                              else
                                        echo "Only using the last 15 characters of the Computer name to be able to bind to AD."
                                        computeridtmp=${computeridtmp:(-15)}
                              fi
                  echo "Cropped Computername to "$computeridtmp
          fi
else
    computeridtmp=${check4ADacct//$/}
    echo "Found existing AD Account previously, attempting to recreate in the OU: "$computeridtmp
fi
echo ""
# Bind to AD
echo "Binding to AD-Domain "$domain" with computerid "$computeridtmp
dsconfigad -f -add "$domain" -username "$udn" -password "$password" -ou "$ou" -computer "$computeridtmp"
echo ""
echo "Setting the Advanced AD Plugin options"
# Configure advanced AD plugin options
if [ "$admingroups" = "" ]
then
          dsconfigad -nogroups
else
          dsconfigad -groups "$admingroups"
fi
dsconfigad -alldomains "$alldomains"
dsconfigad -localhome "$localhome"
dsconfigad -protocol "$protocol"
dsconfigad -mobile "$mobile"
dsconfigad -mobileconfirm "$mobileconfirm"
dsconfigad -useuncpath "$useuncpath"
dsconfigad -shell "$user_shell"
dsconfigad "$preferred"
dsconfigad -packetsign "$packetsign" -packetencrypt "$packetencrypt" -passinterval "$passinterval"
dsconfigad -namespace "$namespace"
sleep 5
echo ""
echo ""
# Add the OD & AD node to the search path
if [ "$alldomains" = "enable" ]
then
          csp="/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
else
          csp="/Active Directory/$domainname"
fi
echo "Finished AD Binding."
echo "Adding Domain /LDAPv3/"$oddomain" and "$csp" to Search Path"
dscl /Search -create / SearchPolicy CSPSearchPath
dscl /Search/Contacts -create / SearchPolicy CSPSearchPath
echo "Adding OD.."
dscl /Search -append / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$oddomain"
dscl /Search/Contacts -append / CSPSearchPath /LDAPv3/"$oddomain"
echo "Adding AD.."
#Adding all Domains first to improve reliability under 10.7
if [ "$alldomains" != "enable" ]
then
    cspadall="/Active Directory/$domainname/All Domains"
    dscl /Search/Contacts -append / CSPSearchPath "$cspadall"
    dscl /Search -append / CSPSearchPath "$cspadall"
fi
dscl /Search/Contacts -append / CSPSearchPath "$csp"
dscl /Search -append / CSPSearchPath "$csp"
echo "Finished Updating Search Paths."
echo ""
echo ""
# Restart DirectoryService (necessary to reload AD plugin activation settings)
killall opendirectoryd
# Destroy the login hook (or change it)
if [ "${newLoginHook}" == "" ]
then
          defaults delete /var/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook
else
          defaults write /var/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook $newLoginHook
fi
sleep 5
# Customizing the login-Window
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo DSStatus
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow showInputMenu -bool TRUE
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWFULLNAME -bool TRUE
# This works in a pinch if the above code does not
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/SearchNodeConfig "Search Node Custom Path Array" -array "/Active Directory/All Domains"
#defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/SearchNodeConfig "Search Policy" -int 3
#plutil -convert xml1 /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/SearchNodeConfig.plist
#killall opendirectoryd
# Disable autologin
defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow autoLoginUser
srm /etc/kcpassword
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Now bound to OD Domain:"
dscl localhost -list /LDAPv3
echo "With Search Path entries:"
dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /LDAP
echo "Now bound to AD Domain:"
dscl localhost -list "/Active Directory"
echo "With Search Path entries:"
dscl /Search -read / CSPSearchPath | grep /Active
exit 0                    ## Success
exit 1                    ## Failure
Any inputs, questions and improvement suggestions are, of course, most welcome!
Cheers
See

BO XI 3.1 : Active Directory Authentication failed to get the Active Directory groups

Dear all
        In our environment, there are 2 domain (domain A and B); it works well all the time. Today, all the user belong to domain A are not logi n; for user in domain B, all of them can log in but BO server response is very slowly. and there is error message popup when opening Webi report for domain B user. Below are the error message:
       " Active Directory Authentication failed to get the Active Directory groups for the account with ID:XXXX; pls make sure this account is valid and belongs to an accessible domain"
      Anyone has encountered similar issue?
   BO version: BO XI 3.1 SP5
   Authenticate: Windows AD
Thanks and Regards

Please get in touch with your AD team and verify if there are any changes applied to the domain controller and there are no network issues.
Also since this is a multi domain, make sure you have 2 way transitive forest trust as mentioned in SAP Note : 1323391 and FQDN for Directory servers are maintained in registry as per 1199995
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1323391
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1199995
-Ambarish-

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