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Configure Macintosh systems for Domain

Depending on the version of your Macintosh operating system, the steps in this task can vary. Refer to your Macintosh documentation as necessary.

If desired, MAC OS X can be configured to use Active Directory (AD) resources such as users and groups. Once a computer is bound to an AD domain, users belonging to that domain may login to the Macintosh system at the main login prompt. If you do this task, you must also enable Access Control Lists on the K2 storage you access, either the K2 Media Server (FSM) for SAN access or the stand-alone K2 system.

  1. Open System Preferences and click Accounts.
  2. If the Lock icon is locked, unlock it by clicking it and entering the administrator name and password.
  3. Click Login Options, then click Join or Edit. 
 If you see an Edit button, your computer has at least one connection to a directory server.
  4. Click the Add (+) button.
  5. From the "Add a new directory of type" pop-up menu, choose Active Directory.
  6. Fill in the Active Directory information for the domain administrator account. The administrator account is only needed at the time of binding. Once the computer is bound to a domain, all users of the domain can be used to log in to the Macintosh system.
  7. Click OK. The Macintosh computer goes through the binding process. If successful, the domain name is listed with the status message, "This server is responding normally".
  8. Click Open Directory Utility or, if desired, click Done and open the Directory Utility from the System/Library/Core Services folder.
  9. Click Services.
  10. Verify that the Active Directory option is checked. If you need to change options, first double-click the Lock icon on the lower left hand corner and authenticate as administrator.
  11. If desired, add AD accounts or groups as administrators of the Macintosh computer as follows:
    1. In the Services tab, double-click on the Active Directory name.
    2. Open the advanced options and click on the Administrative tab.
    3. Verify that the Prefer this domain server and Allow administration by check boxes are checked.
    4. Add any AD user or group of the domain to the list. You must type the user or group name, then a backslash, before the domain name.

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