RE: Mac Server Login Issue

[Eric E Eskam]

"Za Vue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/02/2008 02:09:34 PM:

> When I am in front of the server and type in my username and 
> password and click to login the system flashes once and I am 
> back at the username/password dialogue boxes. 

A quick google found this:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1264420&tstart=0

and at the very end a user reports success with this:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306840

but it's for 10.5 - so not sure if it would work with 10.4

You can always re-install the OS with an Archive and Install (esp. if you 
try the above and it doesn't work).  It's actually a pretty cool feature 
of Mac OS:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120

if you pick the "Preserve user and network settings" option about the only 
thing you have to put back after an archive and install are printer 
drivers.  For a complete system re-install, it's fairly non-intrusive.  If 
you forget to check the preserve users setting:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107297

It's so non-destructive to your Mac that it's my default install for 
whenever I upgrade to a new version of Mac OS.  Re-installing my printers 
is a small price for having a clean OS install.  You may have to 
re-install the Xraid software too - so have that ready.

I just checked with one of our resident Mac guru's and he didn't have 
anything to really add to the above since we haven't encountered your 
issue (although it looks like others have too).  I did confirm with him, 
since I don't play with server that much, that an Archive and Install will 
preserve the user accounts on server just like it does on the desktop 
versions.

Eric Eskam
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RE: Mac Server Login Issue

[Za Vue]

When I am in front of the server and type in my username and password and
click to login the system flashes once and I am back at the
username/password dialogue boxes.  
 
-Z.V.
 
 
From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mac Server Login Issue
 


"Za Vue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/02/2008 12:18:00 PM:

> Just need to find out if I can move the Xraid to a Windows server. 

Xraid works just fine with Windows servers.  You will probably have to
re-format the volumes to NTFS from HFS+, so you will have to back up and
restore everything (if you care about it). 

As for your login issue - you connect to a share but you can't log in from
the console?  What does "can't login" mean?  Do you get an error?  Never
prompted for username/password?  What exactly doesn't happen when you try to
login? 

Eric Eskam
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RE: Mac Server Login Issue

[Eric E Eskam]

"Za Vue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/02/2008 12:18:00 PM:

> Just need to find out if I can move the Xraid to a Windows server.

Xraid works just fine with Windows servers.  You will probably have to 
re-format the volumes to NTFS from HFS+, so you will have to back up and 
restore everything (if you care about it).

As for your login issue - you connect to a share but you can't log in from 
the console?  What does "can't login" mean?  Do you get an error?  Never 
prompted for username/password?  What exactly doesn't happen when you try 
to login?

Eric Eskam
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RE: Mac Server Login Issue

[Za Vue]

I wanted to get rid of it for the longest time, maybe it is time.  Just need
to find out if I can move the Xraid to a Windows server.
 
-Z.V.
 
From: Za Vue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:15 PM
To: 'NT System Admin Issues'
Subject: Mac Server Login Issue
 
I got a Mac OS 10.4 server login dilemma here. I don't know if the server
has been hacked or not. I cannot logon to the server. I can connect to the
shares fine from another computer. I have booted off a DVD and reset all 3
admin passwords. I know  the password reset was okay because I can connect
to the shares with the new passwords. I have done the same to the root
account.  I have even let the password be blank.  Any idea from Mac
specialists?
 
Thank you,
Z.V.

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