Connecting to Active Directory resources using Mac OS X
You may connect to Active Directory resources at Boston University with Mac OS X version 10.2 or later. Note that you will need to know the name of the server and file share that you are connecting to ahead of time; this information will most likely be provided by an instructor if you are a student or a departmental administrator if you are faculty or staff.
To connect, follow the steps below:
Note that if you are connecting from off campus (for example, through a cable modem or DSL) that you must connect to the Boston University Campus Network through the VPN before following these steps. Information about the VPN is available from this page.
- Before you will be able to connect, you must ensure that your
Kerberos password has been synchronized with the Active Directory.
To do this, complete the form on this
page. It will take approximately fifteen minutes for the
changes to take effect. You only need to do this once. You will
need to follow the rest of the steps below each time you wish
to connect.
- If you are running Mac OS X 10.4.5 or earlier, download and install the Microsoft UAM (User
Authentication Module) for Mac OS X. It is available
from this
page. Be sure that you download the Mac OS X version. This step is NOT necessary with Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later.
- You are now ready to
connect. To do so, go to the Go Menu, and choose
Connect to Server…
- Enter the server name in the box in the format of smb://servername,
where "servername" is replaced with the actual name
of the server. Click Connect.
SCREENSHOT: OS X 10.5 OR LATER:
SCREENSHOT: EARLIER VERSIONS OF OS X:
- This will bring up an authentication window. In the window,
enter AD for the domain, and enter your BU
login name and Kerberos password.
Click Connect (or OK, on older versions of OS X).
SCREENSHOT: OS X 10.5 OR LATER:
SCREENSHOT: EARLIER VERSIONS OF OS X:
- You will then be prompted with a dialog to select the name of the share that you wish to connect to. All shares to which you have access should appear in the list. Select the appropriate share, and click OK. The share will mount as any other disk would. When you are done, you disconnect by selecting the disk and choosing Eject from the File Menu.