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To import users and groups using Workgroup Manager:
1Place the export file(s) you created in step 3 in a location accessible from your server.
2If you want imported users to have passwords validated using Open Directory authentication, you can set that up in the preset you defined in step 6. Enable the password option that forces users to change their passwords the next time they log in.
You can also change password settings using Workgroup Manager after you’ve finished importing users.
3In Workgroup Manager, click the Accounts button.
4Click the globe icon in the toolbar to open the directory into which you want to import accounts.
5Click the lock to authenticate as domain administrator.
6Choose Server > Import, select the import file, and specify import options.
If you’re importing user accounts and using a preset, make sure you identify the preset.
7Click Import.
You can also use the dsimport tool to import users and groups. See the
To create home directories for imported users: You have several options:
•Create home directories one at a time by selecting a user account in Workgroup Manager, clicking Advanced, then clicking Create Home Now.
•Create all the home directories by using the
•A home directory associated with an AFP share point is automatically created the first time a user logs in if it doesn’t exist already.
Step 8: Copy data to the new server
Set up the data you want to reuse.
Web Content
Copy static webpages to /Library/Webserver/Documents/.
For dynamic content, consider recoding your existing CGIs using the native Mac OS X Server web server capabilities. You can also run AFIP CGIs based on AppleScript, and it is no longer necessary to have the Classic environment available to run them; run the ACGI Enabler (in /Applications/Utilities/) to set up Apache support for these legacy CGIs.
