I am able to login to remote server using the terminal but not able to do the same using the finder

When you ssh to the server, it is not an ordinary login. Once you are connected, your computing is done by the Server computer, and only the output is returned to the workstation computer. Nothing in particular needs to be working correctly -- you are running on the Server computer, and your files are local.

When you login to the Server as a Network user, only your files are sourced from the Server via File Sharing. Your computing environment is on the Workstation.

You have not defined Mobility settings for the user/group/device via MCX or Profile Manager. MCX is depreciated so unless you are supporting a mix of devices from 10.6.x to present, you likely should be going with Profile Manager.

Based on your post, I assume you have:

• Defined internal DNS

• Created an Open Directory Master

• Created users and groups and assigned proper SACLs

• Ensured the user accounts have a valid NFSHomeDirectory value

• Bound the workstations to the OD domain

Unless you are using Network Home Folders, this is not enough. You need to apply a setting that is sent to the machines telling them that it is ok to support network logins. This is the Mobility payload and, as mentioned, can be found in both Profile Manager and MCX.

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If I understand the question correctly, it is a matter of opening up ports/turning on services.

In the sharing preference pane, Remote Logins applies to ssh. Screen Sharing and Remote Management would allow for your to open up a remote connection that would show you the full GUI of your machine. (See the finder, browse with Safari, etc) Is that what you were asking?

Or in Finder -> Go -> Connect to server

That would be to connect to an afp share on the server. In that case, you would have to set up the share point on the server with proper permissions.

(Either with the Server.app or the Sharing preference pane -> File Sharing. Is that what you were looking for?

So on the server, you need to enable that type of access.

If the server is running the Server.app, set up and turn on the file sharing service from within Server.app.

If the server is a normal OSX machine, turn on file sharing from the Sharing preference pane.

ssh uses the ssh protocol on port 22.

file sharing uses afp on port 548.