10.3 or above has an Active Directory client built in that can typically be configured to work with AD, if not there are options for using Kerberos for single sign on. Post back the specific version, and I can help you get it going whether it be 10.3 or back.
Brent.
p.s. to get the specific version of os x,
1. log in
2. click the apple button in the upper left hand corner
3. click "About this Mac"
On May 7, 2004, at 9:07 AM, Creamer, Mark wrote:
<x-tad-bigger>They are OSX</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger>-----Original Message-----</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>From:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> Bruce Clingaman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>Sent:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> Thursday, May 06, 2004 5:39 PM</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>To:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> [EMAIL PROTECTED]</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>Subject:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> RE: [ActiveDir] Mac clients & passwords</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>Are the Mac clients OSX or 9.earlier?</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>From:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] </x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>On Behalf Of </x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>Creamer, Mark</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>Sent:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> Thursday, May 06, 2004 2:01 PM</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>To:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> [EMAIL PROTECTED]</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>Subject:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> [ActiveDir] Mac clients & passwords</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>I have zero experience with Macs, but we now have a few in our design dept. Our domain is Windows 2000, and the Macs are using only TCP/IP to participate on the network, no Appletalk. The users say they don’t get notified when their AD password expires, and then when it does expire, they have to go find a Windows PC to change it. Is there software I can install on the AD and/or client side to alleviate this problem? Also, is it accurate that passwords are transmitted in clear text from a Mac client to a Windows resource?</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>Thanks!</x-tad-bigger>
Mark Creamer
Systems Engineer
Cintas Corporation
<x-tad-bigger>Honesty and Integrity in Everything We Do</x-tad-bigger>
