How to change Domain in OS X?

awulf · Nov 27, 2003, 09:01 PM

At school the windows machines are on the domain "student.local" e.g. the server is "mbhs.student.local". Currently the macs recieve their IP address from that server, but the domain that the macs recieve is "local" e.g. "iMac02.local" but the macs needs to be on the same domain name as the windows machines, so it should be "iMac02.student.local".

Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks

Sunrunner · Nov 27, 2003, 09:26 PM

You should be able to change the ethernet connection settings in the network preference pane from DHCP, (where I assume your settings are currently set) to manual. You should then be able to change the domain to whatever you would like, (assuming you have admin privleges).

awulf · Nov 28, 2003, 12:28 AM

"Configure IPv4" is set to "Using DHCP" and under "Search Domains" it is set to "student.local" but it isn't working as it schould.

MoparShaha · Nov 28, 2003, 12:36 AM

Go to Applications>Utilities>Directory Access. Then click on "Active Directory". From here you should be able to change your domain settings and make your mac talk with the Active Directory system Windows Server uses.

awulf · Nov 28, 2003, 12:53 AM

It comes up with the error below in the screen shot, that's why I'm trying to figure out how to make the domain name of the iMac, imac02.student.local since it has problems talking to the server over the network since it is imac02.local, I even tried ADmitMac but that comes up with the same error.

I can not ping the server via "mbhs.student.local" but only via IP, I tried adding the server in the in "/etc/hosts", where I was then able to ping "mbhs.student.local" but still couldn't bind to the Active Directory.

Using the "ADmitMac Network Browser", it found the Active Directory server, but under the ADmitMac plug-in, it couldn't bind.

So all of this is a bit weird, and some how is linked to the domain names.

Nov 27, 2003, 09:01 PM	#1
awulf macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Australia	How to change Domain in OS X? At school the windows machines are on the domain "student.local" e.g. the server is "mbhs.student.local". Currently the macs recieve their IP address from that server, but the domain that the macs recieve is "local" e.g. "iMac02.local" but the macs needs to be on the same domain name as the windows machines, so it should be "iMac02.student.local". Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks __________________ Join The MacRumors Folding Team Now! The Mac Specifications Database
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Nov 28, 2003, 12:28 AM	#3
awulf Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Australia	"Configure IPv4" is set to "Using DHCP" and under "Search Domains" it is set to "student.local" but it isn't working as it schould. __________________ Join The MacRumors Folding Team Now! The Mac Specifications Database
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Nov 28, 2003, 12:53 AM	#5
awulf Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Australia	It comes up with the error below in the screen shot, that's why I'm trying to figure out how to make the domain name of the iMac, imac02.student.local since it has problems talking to the server over the network since it is imac02.local, I even tried ADmitMac but that comes up with the same error. I can not ping the server via "mbhs.student.local" but only via IP, I tried adding the server in the in "/etc/hosts", where I was then able to ping "mbhs.student.local" but still couldn't bind to the Active Directory. Using the "ADmitMac Network Browser", it found the Active Directory server, but under the ADmitMac plug-in, it couldn't bind. So all of this is a bit weird, and some how is linked to the domain names. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Join The MacRumors Folding Team Now! The Mac Specifications Database
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Nov 27, 2003, 09:26 PM	#2
Sunrunner macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2003	You should be able to change the ethernet connection settings in the network preference pane from DHCP, (where I assume your settings are currently set) to manual. You should then be able to change the domain to whatever you would like, (assuming you have admin privleges).
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Nov 28, 2003, 12:36 AM	#4
MoparShaha macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco	Go to Applications>Utilities>Directory Access. Then click on "Active Directory". From here you should be able to change your domain settings and make your mac talk with the Active Directory system Windows Server uses.
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