Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 179)

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m XML files created by exporting accounts on Mac OS X Server versions 10.1 and earlier.
m Character-delimited files created by exporting accounts on Mac OS X Server versions later
than 10.1 or created by hand or using a database or spreadsheet application.
There are two ways to import and export accounts: using Workgroup Manager or using the
dsimportexport command-line tool. dsimportexport gives you more control over the import
and export processes, while Workgroup Manager offers a simpler, graphical user experience.
During import and export processing, dsimportexport displays status information and writes
to a log file:
m Status information is provided for each user or group imported or exported. Status data
includes the total number of records processed so far, the number of bytes processed so
far, and the identity of the record being processed currently.
m The log file is created in /Users//Library/Logs/ImportExport/
DSImportExport.logYYYY.MMDD.mmmmmm, where identifies the user
who invoked dsimportexport and mmmmmm is milliseconds. The log file provides both
processing information and error indications. Information logged includes the date and
time that the import or export operation started, the total number of users and groups
imported or exported, and the identity of any accounts that generated errors during
import or export.
This section describes how to prepare files for importing and how to conduct import and
export operations using Workgroup Manager and dsimportexport.
Understanding What You Can Import
The user and group account attributes you can import vary with the kind of import file you
use:
m XML files created with Mac OS X Server 10.1 or earlier (see page 186)
m XML files created with AppleShare IP 6.3 (see page 186)
m character-delimited files (see page 187)
You cannot use an import file to change these predefined users: daemon, root, nobody,
unknown, or www. Nor can you use an import file to change these predefined groups:
admin, bin, daemon, dialer, mail, network, nobody, nogroup, operator, staff, sys, tty
unknown, utmp, uucp, wheel, or www. You can, however, add users to the wheel and
admin groups.
Using Workgroup Manager to Import Users and Groups
You can use Workgroup Manager to import user and group accounts into a NetInfo or
LDAPv3 directory domain.