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Hello Community, Our primary engineer accepted a position with another company and I have taken his position. I am learning all things Casper and diving deeper into Mac Administration. We are currently working on a project to move our server infrastructure from Mac to Windows Server running Windows Server Datacenter 2012 R2.
I understand in Open Directory we can make the user accounts 'Mobile' or 'Local'. The mobile account allows for the sync of the user profile to a specified location. In a Windows server environment with Windows computers we can create a group policy to redirect the Documents folder excluding Pictures, music, etc. Question: - How has anyone in the community have a folder sync set for Macs using Windows Servers? We would like the folder to be available online/offlline.
File Sync Solutions as Alternatives to Folder Redirection – AppSense DataNow I’ve previously covered the use of AppSense DataNow as an alternative to folder redirection and Offline Files. In that article I provided an approach to using DataNow to sync a copy of the user’s home drive locally instead of redirecting user folders to the network. Dec 8, 2014 - The process on Mac OS X is a bit more complicated, requiring you to first move your special folder to the cloud folder and then create a.
So, the folder is accessible while on campus and off. If so, how are you accomplishing this? I appreciate your help and thanks in advance. Our preference is to use mobile accounts (which caches the account so they can login offline). The mobile account doesn't have any relation to the home folder or syncing in particular. For the home folder and user data, our preference is to just mount the SMBHome on the desktop when a user logs in, or for laptops, give them a dock icon they can click to mount when they need it.
In some schools we support (usually for compliance reasons), we sync any locally created data up to the SMBHome. We don't find the OS X mobile home sync reliable enough so we do this through a set of custom scripts. In our case the sync is one way only, so doesn't pull data down if they login to a different Mac. I would be quite cautious around this topic as there are a bunch of configurations that will be very unstable.
It really is a big can of worms! You might also want to do a bit more testing with SMB reliability in your environment as it isn't as good as the Apple native AFP for file sharing (just my opinion though;) Out of interest, what are you doing at the moment with OD, user accounts and home folders? Mobile accounts or not, synced homes, network only homes, local only homes, or something else?
Hey Thank you for your response! The team I am on have discussed using some sort of script to copy the contents of the folder back to the user share when on campus. Like you stated, we need to be quite cautious how we implement this. As a script or something similar maybe flaky and unreliable, (a use at your own risk.) I did mention the golden triangle approach but members of the team do not want to go down this road. Engineers are well more experienced than I. They have seen the golden triangle configuration and have experienced issues with it.
Folder ReDirection in OS X. Squapple July 2007. Calling all Mac Users (especially Biff). I don't even know if it does work on a mac when pointing to the home folder, I've never tried it! Silent July 2007. Symlink for the user folder does work on OS X: link.
Thus, not recommending it. I do believe we will create the folder share path in AD and have it mount. The only obstacle we are running into is having it accessible offline. We have also discussed AFP vs SMB. I looked into this an Apple is slowly but surely moving away from AFP. They started this shift in Mavericks and moving more towards SMB2.
As far as what we are doing at the moment. We were using mobile accounts but have moved back to local accounts as the server space started filling up quickly. So, the accounts are local with local only homes. The problem with this is not having data backed up. Which has prompted this discussion.
Sounds like some heavy discussions are going on! Just to add some thoughts to each point. As a script or something similar maybe flaky and unreliable Totally agree.
We spent several years developing our solution which was only worth while as we support hundreds of sites around the country and needed something customisable and robust. If it is of interest, we will be sharing some of our code later in July this year following the Penn State conference. They have seen the golden triangle configuration and have experienced issues with it.
Thus, not recommending it. The golden triangle isn't related to home folders.
Its main purpose is to supplement AD by providing managed preferences (similar to group policies) to centrally control settings on the Macs. It has been a rock solid solution for the past 10 years but around 2-3 years ago was superseded by configuration profiles and the Apple MDM system. I do believe we will create the folder share path in AD and have it mount. The only obstacle we are running into is having it accessible offline. I think this would be a good first step and see how it goes. It would be a good idea to start off with a reliable, simple solution and then build on it. We have also discussed AFP vs SMB.
I looked into this an Apple is slowly but surely moving away from AFP. They started this shift in Mavericks and moving more towards SMB2. Apple are certainly moving in that direction, but there have been some long standing SMB bugs that still mean AFP is a good choice, at least for the time being. The main problems I see are:. Shares disappearing randomly when browsing the network. Speed.
AFP in a lot of cases can be significantly faster to load folder contents and transfer data. Folder listings sometimes appear blank with SMB. No really logic or pattern to it, but this does;t happen with AFP.
If you want to use Windows servers, you can still get ExtremeZ-IP from Acronis to provide AFP access for the Macs. We were using mobile accounts but have moved back to local accounts as the server space started filling up quickly.
In the Mac world, mobile accounts mean a copy of the user account (not the data or home folder) are stored locally on the Macs hard drive. Having mobile accounts isn't the cause of the server space filling up, this will be due to misconfigured sync settings, or users simply storing too much data on the server. Hope all goes well anyway.
Keep firing questions over to this forum, there will be loads of Mac admins on here that have different experiences and opinions on directory accounts and home folders. You could move the user's files into Google Drive (one Drive, or Dropbox) depending on your storage space. For instance in Education, we have unlimited Google Drive Space. I modified the user profile template on each computer so it has a 'Google Drive/My Mac' Folder.
Within the My Mac folder lives Documents, Photos, Desktop, Downloads, etc. I then designed the user template folder to symbolic link the normal Documents folder to 'Google Drive/My Mac/Documents'. Once the user authenticates with Google Drive, it will merge the directories and backup (or download the user's files to the computer). Hi, A very big can of worms indeed. I have attempted on several occasions to use Apple's 'Home Sync' in conjunction with Windows file severs and found it incredibly unreliable in our environment to the point that the solution didn't even make it off the test bench. I have contemplated writing a series of rsync scripts run by Casper policies but I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
I did come up with a one-off solution similar to that of what has mentioned. We use OneDrive for Business at our school. I deployed the OneDrive app and left the Documents, Movies, Music etc where they normally are and just scripted the copy of them to the OneDrive folder location that I put in the root of the user's home folder and then turned the original folders into symbolic links. This has been working well so far however the following are the issues that we deal with.
OneDrive cannot sync some special characters so syncing the /Library was out of the question and has been left as is. I have not as of yet come up with a way of doing this as zero touch or as a mass deployment. OneDrive (ours is cloud based not on premise) has a serious lack of ability to administer users files that are stored there. This makes the exit procedure quite cumbersome.
To archive user files we have to start OneDrive on a PC and login as the exiting user, wait for everything to sync down and then archive it. Maybe its just us but this is what we have experienced.
SharePoint Online Office for business Office 365 Admin SharePoint Server 2019 Office 365 operated by 21Vianet Office 365 operated by 21Vianet - Admin OneDrive for Business OneDrive for Business operated by 21Vianet SharePoint Online admin center SharePoint Online operated by 21Vianet SharePoint Online Small Business The new OneDrive sync client lets you sync files from your OneDrive for Business and even from SharePoint sites if your admin enabled it. (If you're the IT admin for your organization, see.). Important: If you are currently using the OneDrive Mac Store app, you must first uninstall it before installing the latest build of the OneDrive desktop app.
Start OneDrive Setup. Method 1: If you have no accounts signed in to OneDrive If you're not signed in to OneDrive with any account, start OneDrive to connect a work or school account.
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Start OneDrive by pressing cmd+Space to launch a Spotlight query and type OneDrive. This starts OneDrive Setup. Enter your work or school account and then select Sign in to set up your account. Method 2: If you already have a personal account signed in to OneDrive If you already have a personal account signed in to OneDrive, you’ll want to add a work or school account in OneDrive Preferences. Click the OneDrive cloud icon up in your Menu bar, click the three dots to open the menu, and select Preferences. Click the Account tab, and then select Add an Account to start OneDrive Setup. Enter your work or school account and click Sign in.
Key parts of OneDrive Setup There are a few points of OneDrive Setup that are helpful to watch for:. On the This is your OneDrive folder screen, click Choose OneDrive Folder Location. Select a location where you would like to save your OneDrive files and click Choose this location. When you see the This is your OneDrive folder screen, you’ll now see a path to the folder you selected. Click Next to continue. On the Sync Files from Your OneDrive screen, you can choose the folders you want to sync to your computer, and click Next.
This conserves space on your computer, and reduces bandwidth needed for the sync processes. When you see Your OneDrive Is Ready for You, the last thing to do is make sure you select Open at login so my files sync automatically. This will ensure that OneDrive runs at login and you always have the most up to date version of all your files. After you enable OneDrive to open at login, you’re done! Click Open your OneDrive folder to see your files sync to your folder. You can find OneDrive up in your Menu bar.
You’ll have a cloud icon for every account you’ve connected to OneDrive. So you’ll have one cloud if you’re only syncing a work or school account, one cloud if you’re syncing only a personal account, or two clouds if you’re syncing both. You’ll also see a folder in Finder called OneDrive – YourTenantName. Turn on Finder integration If you’re on OSX 10.10 or higher, get sync status directly from Finder by enabling Finder overlays in Settings.
First, click the Apple logo in the top left corner of your Mac Desktop and select System Preferences, then select Extensions in the top-level menu (shown in the 3rd row from the top). Toggle on the OneDrive Finder Integration to enable Finder overlays.
You’re all set. Open up your OneDrive folder in Finder to see overlays on your files and folders. If you're an admin and want to enable sync icon overlays on multiple computers, you can use this Terminal command: /usr/bin/pluginkit -e use -i com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac.FinderSync Sync SharePoint sites To sync libraries and folders. Click the Office 365 app launcher, and then click SharePoint. Click the site that you want to sync. Click Documents or navigate to the subfolder that you want to sync.
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Click Sync. If your browser requests permission to use 'Microsoft OneDrive,' confirm that this is okay. Note: Your organization needs to enable SharePoint site syncing with the OneDrive desktop app for you to sync sites on your Mac. If you're the IT admin for your organization, see.
If you're not the IT admin, contact your IT department. Choose the folders that you want to sync, and then click Start sync. SharePoint team sites sync under a folder with your tenant name. This folder is automatically added to the left navigation pane in Finder.
Manage your syncing sites You can manage your syncing sites in the sync client settings. Click the OneDrive icon in the menu bar. Click Preferences, and then click the Account tab. To change the folders that you're syncing, click Choose Folders for that location, and then choose the folders that you want to sync. To stop syncing a site, click Stop Sync next to the site. (Copies of the files remain on your computer. You can delete them if you want.) Additional resources For additional resources about the OneDrive desktop app: Title Description Learn how administrators can deploy the OneDrive desktop app on OS X to users in their enterprise environment.
Release notes about the OneDrive desktop app. Knowledge base article covering limits and restrictions (such as invalid characters in file names). Need more help? Get online help See more support pages for. For the OneDrive mobile app, see. Email support If you still need help, shake your mobile device while you're in the OneDrive app. To contact One Drive for Business support from your PC or Mac, open the activity center, select More Send feedback I don't like something.
One Drive for Business Admins can also view the,. Tips Letting us know your location may help us resolve your issue more quickly. If you contacted us and OneDrive starts working again, please let us know by replying to the email we sent you.