Setting Up Open Directory
Unless your server must be integrated with another vendor’s directory system or the directory architecture of a server you’re upgrading needs changing immediately, you can begin using the directories you configured during server setup.
The online help and Mac OS X Server Resources website at www.apple.com/server/ macosx/resources/ provide instructions for all aspects of Open Directory domain and authentication setup, including:
ÂÂ Setting up client computer access to shared directory data
ÂÂ Replicating LDAP directories and authentication information of Open Directory masters
ÂÂ Integrating with Active Directory and other
ÂÂ Using Kerberos and other authentication techniques
Setting Up User Management
Unless you’re using a server exclusively to host Internet content (such as web pages) or perform computational clustering, you probably want to set up user accounts in addition to the administrator accounts created during server setup.
The online help and Mac OS X Server Resources website at www.apple.com/server/ macosx/resources/ tell you how to use Workgroup Manager to connect to the directory, define user settings, set up group accounts and computer groups, define managed preferences, and import accounts.
To set up a user account:
1Open Workgroup Manager.
2Authenticate to the directory as the directory administrator.
3At the top of the application window, click the Accounts button to select the directory you want to add users to.
4Click the New User button.
5Specify user settings in the panes that appear.
You can set up user accounts by using Workgroup Manager to import settings from a file.
Setting Up All Other Services
All services of Mac OS X Server require specialized setup instructions to tailor the service to your specific needs.
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