Join Domain Mac Mini
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Join domain mac mini. This brings up the users groups page. I have moved a mixed windows mac environment to a windows 2016 essentails domain for a small business. As a test i have even unbound a couple of mavericks computers and.
Our domain controller is a windows server 2012 r2 machine. Active directory domain services adds setup and configured domain administrator level account apple desktop or laptop running os x 10 5 switched network i. How to join a mac to a windows domain how to join a mac to a windows domain by doug lowe 16 back next choose settings users groups.
Learning how to join a mac to a windows domain can seem tricky but with these step by step instructions from pluralsight you can get it done quickly. A initially the macs os x 10 12 4 sierra were simply connected to the smb folder shares using finder. We know the problem is not with the server because any computer not running yosemite can join the domain without any issue.
Instead you ll be sharing specific folders with the mac. 26 back next select the user account you want to join to the 36. The windows pcs are working fine but i have had issues with connecting the macs to shared folders they connect ok to the domain.
It is not possible to directly add a mac computer to your windows homegroup. How to join a mac computer to the domain. An ip address and subnet mask.
Learn how to configure macos to access basic user account information in an active directory domain on a windows server in directory utility on mac. To do this you ll need to ensure that file sharing is enabled in windows. Optional select options in the user experience pane.