10.3 Server: Disable 'Mobile Accounts' in Panther Server
Jan 14, '04 10:40:00AM • Contributed by: iMatt658
Jan 14, '04 10:40:00AM • Contributed by: iMatt658
Panther Server has a new feature entitled "Mobile Accounts" whereby a user's account information is copied to the hard drive for access when they aren't wired into the network. While it sounds promising, I was a little disappointed with the results. By Apple's own admission this feature does not sync any files or preferences for the user; it merely caches some login data. Worse, once I had set it up, it refused to revert to the former (Network) Home folder.
For anyone else out there wanting to disable a "Mobile Account," you need to open NetInfo Utility, authenticate (if necessary) and delete the "user" record for the user in question. You should then be able to log out and back in and be back to a Network Home folder.
Surprisingly enough, the NetInfo record DOES need to be removed ... simply turning off NetInfo in the Directory Access Utility didn't fix the problem on our G4 PowerBook.
For anyone else out there wanting to disable a "Mobile Account," you need to open NetInfo Utility, authenticate (if necessary) and delete the "user" record for the user in question. You should then be able to log out and back in and be back to a Network Home folder.
Surprisingly enough, the NetInfo record DOES need to be removed ... simply turning off NetInfo in the Directory Access Utility didn't fix the problem on our G4 PowerBook.
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