Questions tagged [open-directory]
Open Directory is Apple's LDAP-based directory provided in Server.app. Open Directory is most often used to manage user accounts, groups, but it also contains settings and information for the entire networked system.
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High opendirectoryd CPU usage caused by Qustodio- Any Fix?
I have an 14" M1 Max that gets very poor battery life, which I suspect is mainly due to the installed internet filter, Qustodio, causing high CPU usage from opendirectoryd. As per activity ...
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Filesharing with Monterey server fails for some accounts if Open Directory is active
I experience a strange behavior with a totally new installation of Monterey server (using the last version of the Server app).
I activated file sharing (in macOS' sharing settings) and everything ...
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How to open a specific directory or folder when click on the "Finder" folder icon on OSX Ventura
When I click on the "Finder" icon on my bottom bar, it always open the "Recent" folder like this:
Now, I want to open a specific folder for example "Documents" when ...
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What are "Aliases" under Open Directory's local node?
If I run dscl . -readall Aliases I get the following:
dsAttrTypeNative:members: root
AppleMetaNodeLocation: /Local/Default
RecordName: administrator
RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Aliases
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Terminal equivalent command for Directory Utility View specific user OD data
I wonder if there's any equivalent terminal command that can output the same data displayed when the I search for the domain user Under Users in the OD node (/Active Directory/MYCOMP/...)
the data is ...
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Saving documents from Word directly to SMB share makes them invisible
When saving a Microsoft Word document directly to a SMB share which was mounted using a bookmark and authenticated with an Open Directory "Network User Account", the saved document becomes ...
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Where is opendirectory/accounts/login information stored on macos
I have encountered this problem of slow login (How can I debug an extremely slow login?), and have not found a solution. However, this phenomenon does not exist if I boot up into a fresh system. Since ...
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Turn off the ability for users to have a password hint
I am working on a security setting for my company that requires users to not have a password hint. Since we have several users that either
ignore our security options and
purposely go against ones ...
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Opendirectoryd uses up to 85% CPU. My mac heats up at a high temperature
I am using MacOs Hight Sierra version 10.13.6. For some time, the computer has been heating up to a high temperature and it may even shut down at times.
After searching the web, I discovered that one ...
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LDAP users in Catalina cannot log in - CRAM-MD5 error in opendirectoryd
I'm using Catalina 10.15.4 OSX as client and FreeBSD 12-1 with openldap-sasl-server-2.4.48_1 as Openldap server. I've configured the LDAP server using Direct Utility.
I can see the LDAP users on ...
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How do I remove authenticated Open Directory binding to itself?
In attempts to solve my file sharing issues I have at some point on macOS Mojave + Server, using Directory Utility, bound the Open Directory server to itself using Directory Utility (I was quite ...
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Mojave SMB file sharing authentication issues
I'm trying to set up SMB file sharing from one Mac running macOS Mojave to another. The serving Mac runs Server.app and an Open Directory master with Local Network Users. The client is bound to the ...
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Setting up Open Directory for already existing user accounts
I work for a small business, for the few years we've been running we've had individual MacBooks with local user accounts. We need to formalise this a bit in order to get an industry security ...
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Should I still use Open Directory? [duplicate]
I manage the IT systems for a small business with around 7 members of staff. They currently have a Mac running Server.app with Open Directory and the Home Folders are hosted on that Mac.
They have ...
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Why doesn't defaults read` work for obtaining ShadowHashData key in user.plist?
I've read how to obtain the user's password hash on OSX using sudo defaults read /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/user.plist ShadowHashData.
However, after giving Terminal "Full Disk Access" on ...
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