{"id":690,"date":"2013-10-27T07:31:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T12:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethnosync.com\/?p=690"},"modified":"2014-04-23T10:24:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T15:24:51","slug":"unable-to-get-network-users-working-in-server-3-0-take-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethnosync.com\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"Network Users Cannot Login – Server 3.0 – Take 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I understand some of my issues now, a little better:<\/p>\n

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  1. In respect to the mystery surrounding the x.dyndns.org entry in my logs that I previously mentioned, I found it in the directory utlitity (System\/Library\/Core Services) using Services\/ select & edit \/ Search & mappings \/ Read from server. It is incorrectly looking for a search base that has not been in existence for a while, and it apparently resurrected it from dead somehow during the Server 3.0 installation. The same evidence can be found in abundence in \/etc\/openldap -> config files. Once I edit it in the directory utility, it will not allow me to write it back to server no matter what I do, with authentication failures, so, there does not seem to be any solution but to reinstall yet one more time. More importantly, however,\u00a0there is no indication of this<\/strong>\u00a0in the server setup. You only see it in the logs.<\/li>\n
  2. I can only log into the server when I set it up as “local”, as in y.local, and use my domain only for email and domain server set-up. Then most things work. This may be related to point #1.<\/li>\n
  3. I have local access to the server machine with all accounts, I also have ML client access. I do\u00a0not\u00a0have access from\u00a0mobile<\/strong>\u00a0Mavericks client. However, here is the strange bit. Since I cannot log in from the mobile account, I turned off the “join account server” on that machine. Once I log in, however, it continues to sync, or at least attempted sync between accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We are on Day 6, but still haven’t been able to resolve these issues.<\/p>\n

    UPDATE<\/strong> [Oct-29-2013]:\u00a0Despite a week’s worth of my best efforts, I cannot make this thing work. It is simply broken, and I believe it is possibly one of the worst software releases that Apple has ever made. What good is a server that you cannot log in to?<\/p>\n

    Just as a tip for future reference that I myself learned the hard way, here is how I cover my back to revert:<\/p>\n

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    1. Before any major update, I make a carbon copy backup clone of the boot partition on a sparseimage image.<\/li>\n
    2. If I run aground, I can revert back within 5-10 minutes. (All of my data sits on other partitions \/ drives.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      I made a clone of the my server partition before I installed the server 3.0, and separately, after the initial install. In-between experiments, I brought the server to its previous state from the clone image.<\/p>\n

      Of course this did not solve any of the problems caused by this subpar software. I still wasted many 10s of hours. It just provided an easy exit strategy, and a way to maintain service.<\/p>\n

      UPDATE 2<\/strong> [Oct-30-2013]:\u00a0Could it be that switching to SMB2 in Mavericks is the culprit, as documented\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>?<\/p>\n

      Network Users Cannot Login – Server 3.0<\/a><\/p>\n

      Network Users Cannot Login – Server 3.0 – Take 2<\/a><\/p>\n

      Network Users Cannot Login – Server 3.0 – Take 3<\/p>\n

      Network Users Cannot Login – Server 3.0 – Take 4<\/a><\/p>\n

      Network Users Cannot Login – Server 3.0 – Take 5<\/a><\/p>\n

      Network Users Cannot Login – Server 3.0 – Take 6<\/a><\/p>\n

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