8Click Create Home Now and then click Save.
If you do not click Create Home Now before clicking Save, the home folder is created the next time the user logs in remotely. However, only certain clients can connect to servers hosting share points in the local domain.
For instructions on setting up a share point for Mac OS X clients, see “Creating a Network Home Folder” on page 123.
From the Command Line
You can also create a home folder for a local user using the createhomedir command in Terminal. For more information, see the users and groups chapter of
Creating a Network Home Folder
In Workgroup Manager, you can set up a network home folder for a user account stored in a shared directory domain.
A user’s network home folder can reside in any AFP or NFS share point that the user’s computer can access.
The share point must be
You can use Workgroup Manager to create a network home folder for a user whose account is stored in an Open Directory domain or another read/write directory domain accessible from the server you are using. You can also use Workgroup Manager to review home folder information in any accessible
To create a network home folder for AFP or NFS share points:
1Make sure that the share point exists on the server where you want the home folder to reside and that the share point has a network mount record configured for home folders.
For instructions, see “Setting Up an Automountable AFP Share Point for Home Folders” on page 117, or “Setting Up an Automountable NFS Share Point for Home Folders” on page 118.
2In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts and select the user account you want to work with.
To select an account, connect to the server where the account resides, click the globe icon, choose the directory domain where the user account is stored, click the Users button, and then select the user account in the accounts list.
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