Network Account Creation and Steup
I have decided to go the Mac Mini OS X Server route but I do have one critical backup / restore related question to ask...
I have come to understand that when I bind my MBA to the OS X Server that among many other things the binding process will create a NEW NETWORK USER ACCOUNT / ID on my MBA...I find this to be problematic because the NEW NETWORK USER ACCOUNT is essentially a clean install of OS X meaning that ALL of the applications, custom setup, files, etc. in my local account will not appear in the NEW NETWRO USER ACCOUNT. The thought of having to rebuild / recreate this is "crushing" and reason enough not to go down this route.
Is there a way -- and I hope that the answer is yes -- to use a CCC or TimeMachine backup of my local account to recreate / restore my local account (application, data, user settings, etc.) in my network account without deleting / replacing those items or settings that make it a network account (i.e. without converting the network account to a local account). Please tell me both that there is a way and how to do it.
Thanks in advance,
Joel
MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)