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An OS X Open Directory account which is set to be a mobile account will cache its password locally in the event the computer cannot communicate with the Open Directory server. You can reset this locally cached password by doing the following:
Note: The following instructions work for local accounts AND mobile Open Directory accounts [...]
How to Fix a Corrupted OS X Open Directory Account Password
In: Apple
19 Jun 2009Sometimes the diradmin account or some other admin account’s password becomes corrupted resulting in you unable to log into the Open Directory with admin rights. To reset the password to fix the corruption run the following commands:
sudo mkpassdb -setpassword 0×484f162b4b8b45670000000200000002
where the long hex string is the <slot id> for the diradmin account. You can find [...]
How to Enable Open Directory Debugging
In: Apple
1 May 2008By default the MacOS X Open Directory debugging log file is disabled. You can temporarily reenable it by running the following command in the Terminal app:
sudo killall -USR1 DirectoryService
After you reboot, debugging will be disabled again. If you want to enable Open Directory debugging so that it stays enabled across reboots, run the following command [...]
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