NoMachine NX type software for Mac OS X?

[Dr. Brendan Patrick Mahony]

Thanks for starting up this thread.

Mobile/network home directories seems such a compelling solution for  
the home computer network that I really can't see why Apple does not  
offer easy authentication server support in OS X client. Buying and  
maintaining OS X server seems a tad expensive, given you are forking  
out for multiple (premium) hardware boxes already.

Additionally there don't really seem to be any good web resources to  
help even a relatively savvy user get going. What there is is aimed  
at Linux server to OS X client, but if I'm going to make a machine a  
server (possibly a dedicated server) then it is also going to be an  
iTunes (audio and video) server, which means an OS X box.

Up till 10.4 you could easily make an authentication server with  
Netinfo Manager, but 10.4 removed its ability to create a master  
domain whilst adding the mobile homes that make network homes so  
compelling. Does anyone know of a how-to for making a Netinfo master  
domain under 10.4?

I've been waiting on 2 or 3 hardware purchases to see what the  
situation is with 10.5, but this thread is great.

With 10.4, slapd seems the main game, but configuring this beast  
seems complete gobbledygook.

On 14/09/2007, at 5:46 AM, Hex Star wrote:

> Ok so here is my plan:
>
> Install ldap on main desktop mac as explained here:
> http://www.wickedlush.com/blog/2005/10/06/setting-up-ldap-slapd-on- 
> mac-os-x-non-server-edition/

How did you decide what 'my-domain' is? Dynamic IPs under DHCP  
confuse me on this matter.

It would make the whole thing a lot more accessible if the standard  
10.4 openldap could be used. Does anyone have a solution?

>
> Configure ldap on main desktop mac and configure laptop to  
> authenticate to
> main desktop ldap as explained here: http://mattfleming.com/node/190
>
> That will take care of being able to have the same desktop, mail,  
> etc but it
> won't take care of being able to add things to the desktop and such  
> on the
> laptop and having it be the same on the desktop, in particular when  
> the
> laptop is used and the desktop mac is not on. So for that after  
> logging into
> the accounts on the laptop and authenticating against ldap I'll go  
> into
> account prefs and make them mobile as detailed here:
> http://mattfleming.com/node/190
>
> This sound like a good way to accomplish what I'm looking for?  
> Thanks! :)
>

I'd love to see a consolidated step-by-step account of the whole  
process. The links are great, but the ldap one in particular is aimed  
at a slightly different problem.


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