In many networks DHCP won’t populate everything you need. One of the big roadblocks to joining Active Directory is DNS settings. This guide will walk you through the basic steps to join Active Directory without having to resort to using third party software.

In most corporate environments installing third party software is frowned upon due to licensing and security considerations so I was determined to get the native Mac OS X tools to work. When I started researching the topic I saw a whole lot of advice to install third party software to join a Mac to Active Directory. High Sierra and Mojave now require a Active Directory functional level of Windows Server 2008 or later and are still pretty tricky to get to join it. You can also use the smb line in your “connect to server” dialoge.Joining a Mac to Active Directory has continued to get more and more difficult over the years. This is the script for the shared drive s: Then you only have to drag&drop them into the “startup items” in your System Preferences>User Accounts. Please replace your userName and password with your personal data. Use the Apple Script Editor to edit the scripts and save them as applications. You can use an easy Apple Script to mount the G:Drive and the S:Drive. Automatically connect to your S and G Drive with AppleScript If you check the box “Remember this password in my keychain”, you will not have to re-enter the password at a later point in time. Add your credentialsĪdd your windows login and password. For the S Drive, the students have to use the IP address show in the picture, but use “idstudent$” for the login.

For students, the IP address is “131.155.4.72” for their G Drive. In case of the S Drive, this will be “common”. In case of your G Drive, this will be your windows login name. Enter server addressĪdd the server address and the login information. In case that you are working from outside the TU/e, you need to first connect to the TU/e network using a VPN. The “G Drive” is your personal server on which you can place your website, but also any other documents you would like to have backed up. The so called “S Drive” is a shared drive to which many people can share access rights. The Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology offers two servers to its staff and students.

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