Mini Mac Server - Can't access Workgroup Manager Local

[speckytecky]

I'm logged on with an Admin Account to our Mini Mac Server trying to add some new Macs to the Workgroup Manager: local but the padlock is locked and when I try to unlock it with any of our Admin account log on's it won't unlock? That's the /LDAPv3/IP ADDRESS one.

[3s-gtech]

Yeah, that doesn't use the admin account, it's the diradmin account (I call it that, it may have another name but that's what most setup guides call it). You should be able to reset it if it's long gone, but it'll have some knock-on effects.

[SovietRussia]

Reset diradmin -> Mac OS X Server: How to reset the Open Directory administrator password

[marekbrad]

Reset diradmin -> Mac OS X Server: How to reset the Open Directory administrator password

 

I can confer that this works very well.. had a blonde moment and forgot our DIRadmin password and this got me out of a whole load of trouble

[speckytecky]

Thanks for your prompt answer @3s-gtech What sort of issues could advise by doing a password reset please?

Yeah, that doesn't use the admin account, it's the diradmin account (I call it that, it may have another name but that's what most setup guides call it). You should be able to reset it if it's long gone, but it'll have some knock-on effects.

[3s-gtech]

IIRC if you have done an authenticated bind with any other Mac clients the auth will break. It's not a major one, and if you don't have any bound in this way it should be fine.