Setting up a Network User Account

Is there a way to set up a Network User Account so I can access this from any Mac That I am using? I have three Mac's but I want only 1 Account for all of them. I have a networked Drive that I want to put my User Account onto so I can access this one and set all of my Mac's to automatically choose this account.

You would need OS X Server for that.

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This problem has happened several times and I am pretty sure it relates to using Network User accounts. We're running Tiger server and all user accounts are stored on the server. We are using POP mail that is hosted externally.
A user logs in to his account. There are unread messages and the user starts to read them and reply to email. An hour or two goes by and when the user tries to read an unread email, the email disappears in the list when clicked, along with all the emails that had been received or sent since the last time he had logged into his user account.
There is no trace of the lost mail in the library on the server. If this isn't weird enough, the incoming mail on the ISP host account when accessed by webmail, is either gone or when you try to read it disappears when clicked along with all mail back to the same time that is missing on the user account stored on the server.
This has happened on different users and from different workstations. The only constant appears to be that these accounts are stored in network user accounts.
We are planning to bring mail in-house and switch to IMAP. But would like to know if anyone else has ever seen this.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Bob

Having the same problem here. I think its to do with the network home having a different database file from the local home and when the background sync happens the local home database is being replaced by the network home.
There is nowhere to set that during a background sync the local home should always be considered the newest and be pushed to the network. Sounds like it should be logical, but it doesn't seem to work like that.
I have users complaining that there machines are ok when they start, they have mail arrive during the day and then disappear and their mail box reverts back to the state it was when they logged in.
There is also the problem that when they move they don't always get the latest version of their mail box.

Need help with network user accounts on Mac server App on Yosemite, any tips?

I've been trying to set up a small network with the Server app on Yosemite. I don't want to do anything crazy with the server, I'd just like to know how I can set up network user accounts so that they can login from other Mac computers on the same network. I already have Open directory set up, the Macs that will be used on the network with the server have already been joined to the server under login options. I have created the network user account, I have also joined the user account to a group that I created. When I try to login to the network account from one of the Macs, it doesn't work. I'm pretty rookie with Mac server, can anyway give me any pointers of what I should be doing? Or if I am doing something wrong. Thanks guys.

The most important step, once you've got Open Directory and DNS set up, with Local Network Users set up in Server.app, is to make sure that all client Macs are using the server's IP address as the primary DNS server in System Preferences > Network, and that they have joined the Network server in System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login Options.
Having said all that, I have just spent hours setting this all up only to find out that Mail doesn't currently work with Network Homes in 10.10.3 / Server.app 4.1.
I will be hoping that Apple recognise the bug, and put out a fix soon.

Setting Up a New User Account - iTunes issue

My wife and I were both using our Mac as a single user, but logging into iTunes under separate iTunes accounts to download our own music and apps.
This week I set up a new User Account in her name, and transferred all music and apps to her User Account so she would be able to access and sync on her own account, just by fast switching, rather than logging into iTunes each visit.
When she plugs her phone into the iMac to sync via iTunes, she gets the following message:
*iTunes could not sync information to the iPhone " " because another sync client is already running*.
Anyone had this problem and found a solution ?

I recently had this same error message problem with my 3GS. Here's everything I did, one of the steps solved the problem...
1. Restarted with the phone unattached.
2. Repaired permissions using Disk Utility.
3. Restarted the phone. Here's where I had some difficulty: After swiping to confirm the shutdown, the screen went black, and I had the spinning icon that wouldn't go away. I ended up having to hold the lock and home buttons down to force shutdown the phone. I powered it back up, and it took forever to start, but it eventually did. I then power-cycled it one more time, and everything was back to normal.
4. Started up iTunes. Go into the preferences, and under the "Devices" tab, I found my previous backup. I deleted it.
5. Plugged in the phone, and everything was normal. iTunes made a new backup, so the sync took awhile, but it was successful.
Good luck!

How do I set up a new user account that can use all my software?

I set up a new user account on my 3 year old BTO iMac running OS 10.8.5. Unfortunately, when I tried to use it, the computer thought none of my software was registered, activated, licensed, etc. With 26 GB of applications on this machine, it will be a colossal chore to re-do everything. Is there any way around this?
Thanks for your time,
Larry

Is your regular user an Admin?
Yes. So is the new account I tried to set up.
Are these apps installed in the main /Applications folder?
Yes.
Are they App Store apps or installs from disc/download?
Both, but App Store purchases are a clear minority, and aren't much of a problem, due to the ease of re-downloading and activating. The downloaded programs are the ones that present the problems. I have not been good about archiving serial numbers and the like, mostly because I've never had a problem like this before.
What specific apps are you having trouble with? For instance, I know that MS Office and Adobe CS5 for perfectly well for all users on my MBP.
This is a very long list. Let me give you some of it, and if you really need all of them, I'll add to the list later.
1Password 4
ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 plus On ONE add-on filters
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calibre
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Also, what troubleshooting steps have you taken so far?
Not much, since I have no idea where the problem is. I looked for some central repository of software serial numbers or activations, but didn't find one.

New iMac 21.5". How can I set up a new user account with access to all the files of the original user account?

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/991539#answer-547878
The server settings are given [http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/internet/setting-up-thunderbird/ here], but the method is for Online account setup.

How can I set up a new user account that has access to iPhoto data on Admin account?

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Is your regular user an Admin?
Yes. So is the new account I tried to set up.
Are these apps installed in the main /Applications folder?
Yes.
Are they App Store apps or installs from disc/download?
Both, but App Store purchases are a clear minority, and aren't much of a problem, due to the ease of re-downloading and activating. The downloaded programs are the ones that present the problems. I have not been good about archiving serial numbers and the like, mostly because I've never had a problem like this before.
What specific apps are you having trouble with? For instance, I know that MS Office and Adobe CS5 for perfectly well for all users on my MBP.
This is a very long list. Let me give you some of it, and if you really need all of them, I'll add to the list later.
1Password 4
ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 plus On ONE add-on filters
Burn
calibre
DiskTracker
Dragon Dictate
Flv Crunch 1.5.0
GraphicConverter
Harmony Assistant
iBank
iSkysoft iMedia Converter Deluxe
MacX Video Converter Pro
QMidi
Screenium
Unison
WireTap Studio
Also, what troubleshooting steps have you taken so far?
Not much, since I have no idea where the problem is. I looked for some central repository of software serial numbers or activations, but didn't find one.

Help with setting up a new user account

What is the solution to file sharing on the same computer with two separate User Accounts? I want to set up a new user account, but I want to be able to access the Documents, Music, Movies and Pictures folders, as well as others possibly in the original account. Is this easy to do, and/or possible without messing around too much with permissions and the like?
Thanks,
Mac

Setting up read only access for other users is pretty easy. Just change a few permissions and you're done. I'll show you how to do it if you like.
Setting up full read+write, well, that's a little trickier. It's because of how Mac OS X sets up permissions on new files and folders. By default, any new file or folder that is created gets full read and write permissions for the user that created it, and read-only for everyone else.
Changing permissions on the two users' home folders to that both users have full read+write for everything inside can be done, and it's not too hard. The problem is when new files are added - they will be read only for the other user. So the procedure has to be repeated again and again, every time a new file is created.
Having said that, it is possible to set up Access Control Lists on certain folders, so that anything that is created in to copied to the folder automatically gets read+write for both users. This is a little trickier to set up, but it can be done. I use it to share iMovie projects, and an iPhoto library between my and my wife's user accounts and it works well.
The latter solution requires entering some scary-looking Terminal commands. If you bro is scared to ask for help in web forums then he sounds likely to be scared of Terminal commands too. :/

Can not make network user accounts

After upgrading from 10.6.8 Server to 10.8 and installing server tools, I can not make network user accounts. All of my old network user accounts migrated to the new OS and work properly, I just can not seem to make new accounts under 10.8.
Under 10.6.8 I would log into Workgroup Manager as diradmin and I could pretty easily make new users.
Under 10.8.2 I launch the server app and click on "users". The addition (+) symbol in greed out for making new users. I can make local users via System Preferences, but I can not see any way to change local users to network users via either System Preferences or the Server app.
I have logged into the server app using a local administrator account, the diradmin account, and the root account. None of the accounts allow access to create new network users (addition symbol is greed out).
Is there a trick to making network users in 10.8 that I am missing?
(as an aside, I have noticed I can log into Directory Utility as diradmin and can view the node with all my network accounts. It seems like I might be able to manually create a user account this way, but I'm not quite sure how to make the user record)

Open Directory service is started and functional for all the pre-existing network user accounts that were made under 10.6.8 and earlier. I just can not seem to create new netowork user accounts.
I followed the steps on this page and managed to make a user record that appeared as a network user in the Server app, but I still can not seem to log in under the user I made in this fashion (dscl command via terminal).
http://www.deadmarshes.com/Blog/20111105010130.html

Network User Accounts

Hello,
I have a little (or big ;)) Problem with the Network User Accounts on Leopard Server.
I created the Networkshare for the Networkhome Directories und selected them in the Workgroupmanager, also I connected the mac Clients via the Directory Util to the Server.
But no Networked Home User can login from the Clients (the Client says at the Login Window "Network Accounts aviable".

You can use a static LDAP mapping on the client computer here to accomplish this.
Using Directory Utility, you want to edit your LDAP plugin settings for your OpenDirectory server. (Directory Utility -> Show Advanced Settings -> Services -> LDAPv3 -> Edit your Config -> Search & Mappings)
Expand users, and go to NFSHomeDirectory. Here you can enter in:
#/Users/$RealName$
This will create a local home directory in users with the directory name called whatever value is in RealName.
Randy

My iTunes library is on an external hard drive; how do I set it so other users (accounts) on my imac, will also have the same library, with the same playlists

my iTunes library is on an external hard drive; how do I set it so other users (accounts) on my imac, will also have the same library, with the same playlists

Quit iTunes.
Sign into another user account.
Hold Option, launch iTunes.
Select Choose library... and select the iTunes folder on the external.
Do this for all users.
NOTE: You must quit iTunes when switching users as the library can only be opened by one user at a time.

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How can I set up a new user account on my 24 inch iMac?

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Networked user accounts, mail passwords not saving or notes?

Hi there,
I have a mac mini set up as a server with latest software. On it i have 20 networked users which use between them for different mac mini's.
Problem which i have come across and i haven't found a solution yet. When i created them emails on there user accounts the incoming mail password won't save? On occasion i has saved, but once log out of the user and log back in the password has gone. which then it prompts me to keep typing the password in and won't save the password. This is very frustrating!!
I have also just noticed when i put message in notes and then log out and log in the the message has gone. This got me thinking it could be something with the user account not saving any data that put in? I don't really want to reformat the server if i don't have to.
If anyone has solution to this problem, it would really handy to know?

I click the Note button, nothing happens. The feature is completely out of service. I don't understand. Am I missing something obvious? I have tried the keystrokes too, no reaction at all, no errors, just can't use Notes, at all! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Please help.
Update: I opened Console to see if I could find any errors immediate after trying to create a note and this is what I found:
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Customise desktop background for all network user accounts

Hi,
I have 12 MAC OS X 10.6 Clients on A Windows 2008 R2 Server. I cannot use Group Policies from Active Directory to customise my default user desktops on the MACs. Can I do this from the MAC stations? It has to work for network users not just local accounts?
Thanks,
Tim

If you're looking to make a desktop background universal and system wide regardless of user, then it's easy. The default user folder is in /System/Library/User\ Template
It's protected from access unless you're logged in as root, either in the gui or terminal.
Just change the pertenant preference file in the Library folder to reflect your new desktop background and all should be well. Any time a NEW user logs in, when their home folder is created, it will include that desktop background pref file.
If you're running the magic triangle, then you just have to set that preference in Workgroup Manager.
If you're not sure or comfortable with this, then write back and we'll help you further. More info on your server set up etc would be helpful in this regard.
-Graham

OD network user accounts with radius secured wireless

ok.
i'd like to use radius security on my wireless network.
i also have 300+ OD users, who log on using both wired desktops and wireless laptops.
however, once radius is up and running, i no longer can access the "other..." user login option on the laptops, as the laptops can't conenct to the network to get the OD user info.
how to i work around this? do i add the OD bound laptops themselves to the allowed users?
ta

Well, folks, it turns out that the network user list is in fact displayed, but there's a slight catch that had me fooled. I've got a single local account set up. This local admin account is selected by default and displays the password field. When I hit ESC to clear it, that local account only is displayed for about 15-20 seconds. This fairly long delay made me think it would never happen... whoops. AFTER about 15-20 seconds, the full login list is displayed. Unless you clear that pwd prompt by hitting ESC or clicking Back, the list is never displayed.
Now that I've created a second local user account for other reasons, the pwd prompt does NOT automatically appear, and the network user list is displayed after 15-20 seconds, despite WPA.
Problem solved. Now we'll just see if 26 users can log in simultaneously over wireless... I won't hold my breath for too long!
Thanks for your time.

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