OSX’s built-in AD Plugin allows for the automated mounting of home/profile folders. The following can be used to disable this mounting:
sudo dsconfigad -useuncpath disable
How To: Stop Directory Utility Mounting Home Folder At Login
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How To: Script Generating a Kerberos Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) during an Active Directory user’s initial login
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I had this issue with a drive mapping app i create not mapping drives at initial login for AD accounts (this app will be discussed in another post shortly).
The Apple KB with the same title as this post advises how to fix, but if you wish to script it do the following:
WARNING: TEST, TEST, TEST THIS. ADDING AN EXTRA CHARACTER CAN LEAD TO YOUR MAC BEING STUCK IN A LOGIN LOOP. THE BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ON 2 LINES
How To: Allow All Users To Add Or Remove Printers
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Apples KB article on this, gives examples on how to add a network group or mobile account user to the lpadmin group.
If you simply wish each mac account to be a member of the lpadmin group, run the following:
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -n /Local/Default -a everyone -t group lpadmin
How To: Connect Clients To Lion Servers Apple Software Update Service
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How To: Change Lions Scroll Direction
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This confused me for a while!!
The default scroll behaviour in Lion is in the direction that your finger is moving in, like iOS. Not the inverted scroll used for years.
To change, open System Preferences > Mouse & untick “Move content in the direction if finder movement when scrolling or navigating”