Posts Tagged ‘Active Directory
Convert Local Account’s Home to AD account with Local Home
Here is a script that I use to convert a local home folder to be used by an Active Directory account. This script will rename the home folder first, then delete the local user account from NetInfo and rename the home folder back and change the permissions so the AD account can use the home [...]
Bind to Active Directory Applescript
There are several methods out there to automate binding to Active Directory including over Apple Remote Desktop, after a machine has been imaged using a login hook and a number of other methods.
We are just starting to move our Macs to AD. Most of the machines are already imaged and will need to be put [...]
How to add an AD user as a local admin
We all know the obvious way to allow a given group(s) to be an admin of a Mac bound to Active Directory (see image below).
Although the “Allow administration by group” setting in Directory Access allows users in that group to installsoftware and perform certain other admin functions, there is a bug (or feature?) in Tiger [...]
