Mac Domain

By October 20, 2014IT Solutions

 

  1. Choose regional setting
  2. Select Keyboard To British
  3. Do Not turn wifi on
  4. Do not transfer information
  5. Skip -create Mac account
  6. Skip -Mac registration
  7. Create user account
  8. Set time zone to ‘London-United Kingdom
  9. Log in as administrator
  10. Close iclou
  11. Terminal run command: Sudo /usr/sbin/dseditgroup –o edit –a everyone –t group lpadmin & Sudo scutil –set HostName ‘asset tag’
  12. Reboot
  13. System preferences-sharing change computer name to asset tag
  14. Select screen sharing and select ‘’allow access for all users’’
  15. computer settings – tick both and start typing the Remedy Password
  16. Open ‘users and groups’, login options and unlock with the Remedy Password
  17. Change automatic login to OFF
  18. Change display login windows as- Name and password
  19. Click Join and open directory utility
  20. Open active directory and type DOMAIN NAME as the domain
  21. Under advanced options – Administrative tick ‘’allow administration by’’
  22. Reboot
  23. Log in as network user
  24. Finder – Go – connect to server: cifs://FILESERVER
  25. Reboot

USER MAC CONFIGURATION

 

  1. Login as a network user
  2. Finder – Preferences – General and tick all
  3. Add both servers to ‘’favourite servers’’
  4. System preferences – Accounts – Login items and drag in both mapped drive