Hi guys, im not sure if i have posted this in the correct section but here goes
We are having lots of problems with windows network shares disappearing when users are logged on to Mac computers.
We have a number of Mac labs that users can use to logon to the client Macs using their AD login credentials. Their network shares are saved on a windows file server. The ad plug has been configured on each client Mac as has the LDAP plug-in. It is configured to connect to the Xserve which is running as an OD master. The system preferences for the client Macs are being managed from the Xserve.
The problem for the users is that they can log into the Mac no problem and they can see their network share appearing on the desktop and in the dock, but for some reason on random Macs and with random users the network share disappears while they are logged in.If they go to save their documents they can as their network share has disappeared. If they log off and log back in again the network share is still missing. It is not a permission problem as they can reconnect to the share using "Connect to Server". As it happens randomly I can not put my finger on what the problem is.
Most labs either have Intel iMacs running 10.4.11 or Intel iMacs running 10.5.5
Any help will be appreciated
Noel Patterson
Southern Regional College
Northern Ireland
We are having lots of problems with windows network shares disappearing when users are logged on to Mac computers.
We have a number of Mac labs that users can use to logon to the client Macs using their AD login credentials. Their network shares are saved on a windows file server. The ad plug has been configured on each client Mac as has the LDAP plug-in. It is configured to connect to the Xserve which is running as an OD master. The system preferences for the client Macs are being managed from the Xserve.
The problem for the users is that they can log into the Mac no problem and they can see their network share appearing on the desktop and in the dock, but for some reason on random Macs and with random users the network share disappears while they are logged in.If they go to save their documents they can as their network share has disappeared. If they log off and log back in again the network share is still missing. It is not a permission problem as they can reconnect to the share using "Connect to Server". As it happens randomly I can not put my finger on what the problem is.
Most labs either have Intel iMacs running 10.4.11 or Intel iMacs running 10.5.5
Any help will be appreciated
Noel Patterson
Southern Regional College
Northern Ireland