buckster
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Q: 10.6.8 to Mavericks Server Upgrade loses Open Directory Users

Hi,

 

I have an OpenDirectory Master running OSX Server 10.6.8. An upgrade to Mavericks 10.9 has just failed.


The server has about 50 OD users and passwords need to be retained across the upgrade. Apart from OD, the only other active service is AFP file sharing.

 

DNS is good forward and back as per this article: OS X Server: Steps to take before upgrading or migrating the Open Directory database

 

I followed these Apple guidelines for server migration: OS X Server: Upgrade and migration from Lion Server or Snow Leopard Server.

 

I cloned the boot drive, booted from the clone, upgraded to Mavericks, then installed the Mavericks Server app.

 

On opening the Mavericks Server app "Configuring services' showed for 5 minutes, but then an error message appeared. I did not record it exactly, but it was something like, "There was an error configuring the server. Certificate not valid!".

 

I was able to continue through the error but on opening Server app there were no OD (local/network) users showing. Authentication was not happening.

 

I had underestimated the time to get the installation done and I had used up the window of downtime I had booked - I did not have much time to troubleshoot. So, I cut back to the original hard drive and the server is back to 10.6.8 again.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction to find out what may have gone wrong? How can I get my users into 10.9 Server?

 

Many thanks,


b.

Posted on Aug 8, 2014 4:58 PM

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  • by buckster,

    buckster buckster Mar 12, 2015 12:36 PM in response to jkuzniar
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    Mar 12, 2015 12:36 PM in response to jkuzniar

    I think you will only have problmes if your 10.9+ clients authenticate against OD for login to their desktops. Other services should be OK.

     

    You could do some testing by cloning the server to a spare machine. I had good test results using Carbon Copy Cloner, then upgrading the clone to 10.10.

     

    hth,

     

    b.

  • by jkuzniar,

    jkuzniar jkuzniar Mar 12, 2015 12:58 PM in response to buckster
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    Mar 12, 2015 12:58 PM in response to buckster

    Yep, I'm only using OD to manage the user directory for RADIUS / Wi-Fi auth, afp, smb, and pptp - not for home folder / OD desktop login. And, yes I used CCC to clone the 10.6.8 disk, and physically installed the clone in a re-pasted MacPro 8-core that will become the new OD server on 10.9.5. Here's what I see after logging into the server, basically I have to ask the user to enter their password...so thinking about it this is probably actually a different issue than you were having.

     

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    User 1.jpg

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