The Mac server can then act as the standard Open Directory server and provide access to the Mac clients for their network home directories. This approach involves the Mac server mounting the NAS either via NFS or iSCSI and re-sharing it via AFP and/or SMB to the Mac clients. This means Mac clients do not directly connect to the NAS but access it via the Mac server. It should be possible to connect the Mac server to the Synology just as you can connect the Mac clients.Īnother approach and one which works for all NAS brands and is I feel a far more common solution is for the Mac server to 'mount' the NAS and then 're-share' the NAS volume. I also get the impression the above article is based on the Synology itself being the directory service server and therefore the Mac server if you have one as well would not be an Open Directory server. (Some people have legitimate concerns over the way NFS handles security for multiple users, this maybe why Apple no longer support it themselves.) This does not means it will not work with the Synology but is something to consider. #NAS SERVER MAC SOFTWARE#Apple used to support NFS for network home directories along with AFP and SMB but Apple themselves in their own server software no longer support NFS for network home directories. Last time I looked into the Synology possibilities it seemed it only supported NFS connections for hosting network home directories. Your right the Synology does support LDAP. However most NAS drives don't seem to support basic LDAP. Most NAS drives support integrating in to an Active Directory setup so if your Mac server was also linked to the same Active Directory the answer is yes.
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