Q: Can't set Home Folder for Users from Active Directory through Server app
Hello Community!
I'm still somewhat learning the ropes with OS X in an Active Directory environment in a school setting, but I'm usually pretty good at figuring out how to get everything to work. However, I'm a bit stumped by this particular issue:
I've got a Mac mini server running 10.10.5 with Server 5.0.15 running Open Directory and also bound to Active Directory. The client Macs to participate in the "magic triangle" and everything seems to work well. However, we've recently started to take a look at Home Folder syncing for some of our younger students. In OS X Server app, we can't set the Home Folders setting for users on the domain. When attempting to save the Home Folder setting in a user account, this prompt appears and asks for credentials for the Directory Node:
But our Directory Admin account for Active Directory doesn't authenticate the change. A dropdown says that the user is not an administrator on the node:
Local Network Accounts, of course, work normally and accept changes to the Home Folder setting. The issue is not present, however, when using Directory Utility's Directory Editor. The same Directory Admin account that doesn't work in Server.app does work to authenticate in the editor. Any changes that are made to Users through Directory Editor are saved immediately in Active Directory, including the HomeDirectory, SMBHome fields and the Path field in the user's properties in AD.
Considering that Directory Utility is making the same change in AD, using the same credentials, why won't Server.app also change the Home Directory option? Is there some particular way that the Server needs to be configured to allow this the same way that Directory Utility does?
Any and all guidance on this topic would be greatly appreciated!
Mac mini, OS X Server, OS X 10.10 with Server 5.0
Posted on Dec 8, 2015 7:12 AM

