Mac Configuration Question

[KieranL]

Hi All,

 

I am currently rebuilding our Mac build with a newer OS but due to the way that Mac OS have changed their OS I cannot use Mac Binding with SMB home shares as it doesn't seem to work.

 

How do you have your Mac's configured with what OS?

 

I have started looking at Nomad but just trying to get it to work with SMB Home folders as this is important as the students work on different macs each time.

 

Thanks,

[3s-gtech]

Windows hosted home directories, pulled from AD? Still works as far as I know. What issue are you seeing?

[KieranL]

Hi, What Mac OS are you running and are you using the option to mount home directories from a UNC path?

 

We are currently running Mac OS Mojave on our macs and they were never updated and they work well. These are managed through JamF school and are active directory bound with UNC home profiles.

 

However, we are trying to update to a newer version of Mac OS Monterey and it gets stuck spinning after trying to log in.

 

I have tried turning off the UNC path option on the macs and using local home profiles and it logs straight in with no issues which makes it seem likes its having issues loading the home profile.

 

I have tried deleting the home profile so its blank incase it was corrupt, giving the user full access to the share and still getting stuck.

 

Thanks,

[Brimstone]

Hi, What Mac OS are you running and are you using the option to mount home directories from a UNC path?

 

We are currently running Mac OS Mojave on our macs and they were never updated and they work well. These are managed through JamF school and are active directory bound with UNC home profiles.

 

However, we are trying to update to a newer version of Mac OS Monterey and it gets stuck spinning after trying to log in.

 

I have tried turning off the UNC path option on the macs and using local home profiles and it logs straight in with no issues which makes it seem likes its having issues loading the home profile.

 

I have tried deleting the home profile so its blank incase it was corrupt, giving the user full access to the share and still getting stuck.

 

Thanks,

Network based home directories are no longer supported by macOS, while it may be feasibly possible to configure this it has never worked with any degree of stability. Users should be configured with a local based home directory with either online or local network storage for files and content created.