Symptom
When a Mac OS X Server Admin user logs in to a Macintosh Manager client, an AppleShare connection dialog appears. The user can authenticate or cancel. In either case, an alert box with one of these messages appears (Figures 1 and 2):
Solution
This means that the person who logs in as this user will have multiple home directories, one for the original Admin user account, and one for the new non-Admin user account.
When a Mac OS X Server Admin user logs in to a Macintosh Manager client, an AppleShare connection dialog appears. The user can authenticate or cancel. In either case, an alert box with one of these messages appears (Figures 1 and 2):
- "Your documents can't be accessed at this time. (User canceled AFP server login.)"
- "You may work offline--documents you save while offline will be moved to your documents folder when the server comes back. Do you want to continue?"
- "Your documents can't be accessed at this time. (Access to the server was denied.)"
- "You may work offline--documents you save while offline will be moved to your documents folder when the server comes back. Do you want to continue?"
Figure 1 "User canceled AFP server login"
Figure 2 "Access to the server was denied"
Solution
- 1. Create another user that is not an Admin user for Mac OS X Server.
2. Log in with that user.
This means that the person who logs in as this user will have multiple home directories, one for the original Admin user account, and one for the new non-Admin user account.