Monday, March 15, 2010

Mac User can't log in: computer bound to AD

In the ongoing saga of Mac users unable to log into a bound machine, we add this to the list:

A user could log into bound PCs but was unable to log into any bound Mac.  The user would get a shaky login screen with a cryptic message.

The problem was the user's AD account had a home folder set in their AD "profile" tab that pointed to an invalid share.

We have also seen the same problem with SMB shares full-stop.  Removing the home folder path in the AD account allowed the user to log in.

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