Dag-Sverre
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Q: User and password suddenly stop to work - osX server

Hi there.

Suddenly the <password> to my >admin> user stops working.

I have installed Server to my mac mini - added a new user - and then I get the message that the library need to be repaired. But then I am not able to use the user <admin> with its <password> to do anything, because it does not respond to anything.

Any experience, solutions, info to this out there???

Thank you, Dag-Sverre

Mac mini

Posted on Feb 27, 2016 12:49 AM

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Q: User and password suddenly stop to work - osX server

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  • by Leopardus,

    Leopardus Leopardus Feb 27, 2016 10:57 AM in response to Dag-Sverre
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    Feb 27, 2016 10:57 AM in response to Dag-Sverre

    What type of backups do you have? Could you elaborate a little bit more what your setup is like?

  • by Dag-Sverre,

    Dag-Sverre Dag-Sverre Feb 28, 2016 8:09 AM in response to Leopardus
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    Feb 28, 2016 8:09 AM in response to Leopardus

    I actually found the solution.

    Because I don't want the users to see a <own user> folder, I took away the option of that, in the user settings in the Server (software), and since I always log in myself with admin to do work with stuff, I didn't feel like I needed one either - but taking away that makes the user into just a <sharing> user - and it does so also for the admin user - meaning that it locks out the password working in <system settings> - <users and groups> and being able to <lock up the option to to changes>  If I had turned the mac server/mac mini off, for a restart - the password of logging into the admin user wouldn't work, and you are locked out.

    Solution was that, to make the password start working again - I had to set the setting in the Server (software) back to <having a home folder>, making the admin user able to work with its password again.

    Happy I did not restart this time, like I did the first time, and ended up with the problem.

    Not the best, that in the software, you can make the computer not have a administrator profile/user left in the os - without getting a warning about it - and then suddenly not be able to get logged in again.

    But, thanks.

    Sorry my english, I am Norwegian.

  • by Leopardus,Helpful

    Leopardus Leopardus Feb 28, 2016 8:26 AM in response to Dag-Sverre
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    Feb 28, 2016 8:26 AM in response to Dag-Sverre

    I understood every word and the meaning that you conveyed. English is also not my first language.

    What I have on one of my servers is a custom setup. The administrator is vetted by the OD, but an offline profile (That when the OD Server is offline) has also been created. This node is a portable node, and therefore the portable profile has been created for it.

    I will have to look through my notes how that was set up. Main thing is that it works, and continue to do so after some upgrades. Important to make the user then an above 1000 (Network User)

     

    Leo