Re: MAC OSX client on SBS2003

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From: Andrew Daws MCSE (AndrewDawsMCSE_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:17:01 -0700

In theory Apple let the X clients join the domain using Directory Access. But
if you put in company.com, it comes back saying you have to have
ads.company.com, which is nuts in an SBS network. Have you had any experience
of getting this to work? If I can't get this to work, I have no hope of
getting Entourage to work using name resolution, so I can't get Exchange to
work properly. Not that it will ever fully, being, apparently, IMAP not MAPI.

"Eriq Neale [MSFT]" wrote:

> | From: jdr.smith@virgin.net (Jim Smith)
> |
> | Thanks for the info guys..
> |
> | The server has been installed and running for a while now, so there's
> | no way that I'm going to re-install it just to use one MAC...don't
> | need it that badly I'm afraid...just would have been handy..
>
> Hi, Jim.
>
> Let me address two issues in this thread. The first relates to creating Mac
> shares on the server. Follow these instructions to create shares that the
> Mac will be able to access (other than the Microsoft UAM Volume):
> 1. Right-click on My Computer and select Manage.
> 2. Expand the Shared Folders icon.
> 3. Right-click on Shares and select New Share.
> 4. Click Next.
> 5. Enter the path to the folder on the hard drive or click Browse to select
> the folder.
> 6. Click Next.
> 7. If the folder selected is already shared to your Windows clients,
> uncheck the Microsoft Windows users checkbox.
> 8. Enable the Apple Macintosh users checkbox and enter a name for the share
> in the Share name field.
> 9. Click Next.
> 10. Click Finish.
> 11. Click Close.
> 12. Right-click on the new share and select Properties.
> 13. Uncheck the This volume is read-only checkbox and click OK.
>
> Also, there is a workaround for the .local problem, and it works on all
> Macs when done correctly. Follow these instructions:
> 1. If the Macintosh is getting its IP information from anywhere other than
> DHCP on the SBS server, configure DNS on the Macintosh
> 1.a. Open System Preferences (Apple Menu -> System Preferences).
> 1.b. Click the Network icon.
> 1.c. Select Built-in Ethernet and click Configure.
> 1.d. Enter the IP address of the server in the DNS Servers field.
> 1.e. Click Apply Now.
> 1.f. If there is an address appearing next to the IPv6 Address field, click
> Configure IPv6, select "Off" from the Configure IPv6 drop-down menu, and
> click OK.
> 1.g. Quit System Preferences.
> 2. Enable unicast .local resolution
> 2.a. Open the Terminal application (Macintosh HD -> Applications ->
> Utilities -> Terminal).
> 2.b. At the command prompt, type "sudo su" (no quotes) and press Return.
> 2.c. Type in the password for the current user account and press Return.
> 2.d. Type "cd /usr/sbin" and press Return.
> 2.e. Type "cat > EnableUnicastDotLocal" and press Return. You will not see
> a command prompt at this point.
> 2.f. Enter the following four lines, pressing Return at the end of each
> line (the file is local.ONE not local.L):
>
> #!/bin/tcsh
> echo domain local > /etc/resolver/local.1
> grep -v domain /etc/resolv.conf >> /etc/resolver/local.1
> echo search_order 2 >> /etc/resolver/local.1
>
> 2.g. Press Control-D. The command prompt will appear again. The output
> should look like this:
> 2.h. Type "chmod +x EnableUnicastDotLocal" and press Return.
> 2.i. Type "/usr/sbin/EnableUnicastDotLocal" and press Return.
> 2.j. Type "cat /etc/resolver/local.1" and press Return. The output should
> look like :
>
> domain.local
> nameserver 192.168.16.2
> nameserver 192.168.16.2
> search_order 2
>
> 2.k. Press Control-D and quit the Terminal application.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Eriq Neale, MCP
> Microsoft Corporation
>
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