Mac OS X 10.6 Server Admin: Unbinding from the Active Directory Server

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Unbinding from the Active Directory Server

If the computer is using Directory Utility’s Active Directory connector to bind to an Active Directory server, you can unbind the computer from the Active Directory server.

You can forcibly unbind if the computer can’t contact the server or if the computer record has been removed from the server.

  1. Open System Preferences and click Accounts.

  2. If the lock icon is locked, unlock it by clicking it and entering the name and password of an administrator.

  3. Click Login Options, then click Edit.

  4. Click Open Directory Utility.

  5. If the lock icon is locked, unlock it by clicking it and entering the name and password of an administrator.

  6. Click Services.

  7. In the list of services, select Active Directory and click the Edit (/) button.

  8. Click Unbind, authenticate as a user who has rights to terminate a connection to the Active Directory domain, and click OK.

    If you see an alert saying the credentials weren’t accepted or the computer can’t contact Active Directory, click Force Unbind to forcibly break the connection.

    If you forcibly unbind, Active Directory still contains a computer record for this computer. Notify the Active Directory administrator so the administrator knows to remove the computer record.

  9. In the Services pane, deselect Active Directory’s Enable setting, then click Apply.

Last Modified: Aug 6, 2013
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