How do I use Mac OS X Server to create Mac logins?

You have started out well. However, a dependency of OD is DNS. You want to make sure that you have DNS sorted out before rolling out OD.

That done, the next step is binding your workstations. Much like a Windows workstation is bound to AD, so too must a Mac be bound to the OD Server. To do this, you can use System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Options > Network Account Server > Join... The items that you should be entering is the fully qualified host name of the OD server and the diradmin credentials you created when you promoted the server to an OD Master.

Ah, but now the real trick. Once the machine is bound, you need to tell it to manage the user as a mobile account. There are two ways to do this. The first is the define a Configuration Profile. If you go this route you need to also enroll the devices into the configuration profile service. That will allow the push of configurations to the device.

The second option is to use the deprecated MCX. To do this, you will need to download Workgroup Manager and set MCX policy for your devices using the Mobility payload.

Reid

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Please be aware of the problem discussed in this thread, which I ran into:

Mavericks Server Keychain not properly storing information network users.

This is really annoying and there is no real solution in sight.

Good Luck

Martin