Setting up multi-user logins (OS X Yosemite Server)


hi, i'm wondering if can ask advice. run small video production company. have mac mini running os x yosemite server in our office , serves glorified nas our thunderbolt raid drives , usb 3.0 backup drives. we've had couple of months , it's working well.

@ moment our users connecting macbooks via finder mac mini's drives , editing there. however, we've bought 2 new imacs live permanently in office. want set our team can log in of imacs , access files, regardless of machine use. (e.g. set own dropbox accounts, , on, on server account rather downloading copy each machine.)

understand possible using open directory , user accounts there. however, wondering if it's possible host software on mac mini without having download , manage on each machine. so, example, install app on mac mini , make available both imacs well. save me headache of logging each machine , updating them each time new version of fcp or creative cloud apps released. advice?

in advance.
 

so can set users in od , use mobile accounts. @ login home folder download server, @ logout changes upload server. can optionally manual sync while logged in. it's pretty robust , in experience works well.

far software, think way describe host netboot image on server , boot imacs that. in model, you'd install updates on image , reboot bring them down imacs. in practice it's easier manage 2 imacs on own. alternative munki -- in-house app store. host adobe cc apps in that, thereby saving having download multiple times. imacs pick update in managed software center.
 


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