how to configure NFS automount for use with managed user accounts on mac os x snow leopard server 10.6.x
Mar 26
Apple Software, Mac OS Server No Comments
Requirements:
- Mac OS X Server 10.6.x computer, configured and running.
- Following services configured and running: AFP, NFS, DNS, OpenDirectoryMaster, Firewall service configured so that AFP and NFS get thru the firewall.
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First login to the server using an administrator user account.
- Open Server Admin, located under Applications/Server/, and select the controller in the Servers list.
- Click File Sharing, then click Volumes.
- Select the volume you want to contain the home directory share point (for example, Data).
- Click Browse.
- Click New Folder, name the folder “home,” then click Create.
- Click Save.
- Select the home folder you created.
- Click Share, then click Share Point.
- Select Enable Automount.The Automount configuration screen appears.
- Verify that the directory is set to /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1.
- From the protocol pop-up menu choose NFS.
- Verify that “Use for” is set to User home folders.
- Click OK.
- When prompted, enter the directory administrator’s user name and password.
- Deselect “Enable Spotlight searching.”
- From Share Point, click Protocol Options.The Protocol Options screen appears.
- Click NFS.
- Select the “Export this item and its contents to” checkbox, then choose Subnet from the pop-up menu.
- Set the Subnet address field to your private network address (for example, 172.16.1.0).
- Set the Subnet mask field to your private network subnet mask (for example, 255.255.255.0).
- Verify that the mapping pop-up menu is set to “Root to Nobody.”
- Click OK.
- Click Save.
- Restart the controller (Apple Menu > Restart).