Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 189)

Users and Groups 189
jim:Adl47E$:408:20:J. Smith, Jr., M.D.:/Network/Servers/somemac/Homes/jim:/bin/csh
Using the StandardUserRecord Shorthand
When the first record in a character-delimited import file contains “StandardUserRecord,” the
record description assumed is
0x0A 0x5C 0x3A 0x2C DSRecTypeStandard:Users 7
RecordName Password UniqueID PrimaryGroupID
RealName NFSHomeDirectory UserShell
An example user account looks like this:
jim:Adl47E$:408:20:J. Smith, Jr., M.D.:/Network/Servers/somemac/Homes/jim:/bin/csh
Using the StandardGroupRecord Shorthand
When the first record in a character-delimited import file contains “StandardGroupRecord,”
the record description assumed is
0x0A 0x5C 0x3A 0x2C DSRecTypeStandard:Groups 4
Record Name PrimaryGroupID GroupMembership
Here is an example of a record encoded using the description:
students:Ad147:88:jones,thomas,smith,wong
Understanding Password Validation
A user’s password can be validated using one of these options:
m Using a value stored as a readable attribute in the user’s account. The account can be
stored in a directory domain residing on Mac OS X Server or on another vendor’s
directory server, such as an LDAP or Active Directory server.
m Using a value stored in the Open Directory Password Server.
m Using a Kerberos server.