Display list of network users on client login window?

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Display list of network users on client login window?

I'm currently running an open directory master for about a dozen non-mobile network accounts.

Presently, all the client machines display a blank user name and password field.

How can I change it so it displays a list of available network accounts on each client machine's login window?

MacPro 2.66GHz, Mac OS X Server 10.4.8

Posted on Nov 29, 2006 9:23 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 29, 2006 10:14 AM in response to David L. Huxtable

In the accounts pane of System Preferences, authenticate and open "Login Options". You should see radio buttons for "List of users" and "username and password". Switch to "list of users".

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Answer 2

Nov 29, 2006 11:34 AM in response to Andrew McDonnell

When I do this on the client machines, it will only show local user accounts and network users that are already logged in (if I have fast user switching turned on).

Is there a change I need to make on the server?

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Answer 3

Nov 29, 2006 1:36 PM in response to David L. Huxtable

The list of users is a plist file and should be at at /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist on the clients. See this thread for more information:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2368769&#2368769

If you can get a good plist from a client that sees the right users, you should be able to copy it over. If not, try backing up the file from one client and then deleting it and restarting to see if it correctly populates the list.

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Answer 4

Dec 12, 2006 7:02 AM in response to David L. Huxtable

In Workgroup Manager make sure you create a computer group and add each client based on MAC Address.

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