Make a Mac's Computer Name the Same as it's OD Computer Record Name?

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Make a Mac's Computer Name the Same as it's OD Computer Record Name?

I heard someone mention that its possible (at least in 10.5 server) to make a Mac's Computer name become exactly as its OD Computer Record name is (at the time of binding). I assume this would be a setting in Server Admin/OD or in WGM perhaps. I cant find the setting. Can you locate it for me?

Im running a test Leopard OD master in Advanced mode on an Xserve Xeon.

Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Dec 6, 2007 8:51 AM

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Answer 1

spraguga

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Dec 6, 2007 9:28 AM in response to Daniel Stranathan

1. Make sure you have Binding and Require Auth checked in the Server Admin:OD:Policy:Binding settings.

2. Then when you add the OD to your Client machine using Directory Utility it will prompt you to authenticate with the Clients password and again probably for some system config file. (the name of the machine should be the comp/sharing name, if this isn't set you will need to set this in your Pref Panes:Sharing)

3. Once bound you will need to refresh or in my case restart WGM to see your machine in the computer list.

Hope this Helps!

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Answer 2

Dec 6, 2007 1:33 PM in response to Daniel Stranathan

OK, let me give you a similar scenario regarding computer record names.

I had previously setup OD to set computer names based the computer record name once the Macs were bound to OD.

I decided later that that naming scheme will not work (I need the computer (host) name and the OD computer record name to be different for logisitical reasons - long story). I unbound my OD clients and trash all LDAP settings to start over from scratch. One problem:

I cant for the life of me find that checkbox on my OD server to disable that setting. I have looked everywhere. I check WGM and Server Admin too. The post you made earlier doesn't look like the steps I took to setup the option to force the computer name from the record name. I simply checked a box. I also did enable authenticated binding either.

I have a test OD lab right now. None of the servers and clients are in production, so I have the luxury of experimenting a little before we go live in Q1 2008.

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Answer 3

Dec 6, 2007 1:42 PM in response to Daniel Stranathan

Ahhhh. Found it.

Its a managed preference in WGM. Its a Login preference item under the Options tab. Its called "Set Computer Name to Computer Record Name" (10.5 or higher)

I was going crazy there for a while. Anyway, thats where its at...

-D

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