Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 5)

Contents 5
2Directory Services 65
Storage for Data Needed by Mac OS X 66
A Historical Perspective 67
Data Consolidation 68
Data Distribution 69
Uses of Directory Data 70
Inside a Directory Domain 71
Discovery of Network Services 72
Directory Domain Protocols 73
Local and Shared Directory Domains 74
Local Data 74
Shared Data 75
Shared Data in Existing Directory Domains 78
Directory Domain Hierarchies 78
Two-Level Hierarchies 79
More Complex Hierarchies 81
Search Policies for Directory Domain Hierarchies 82
The Automatic Search Policy 83
Custom Search Policies 84
Directory Domain Planning 85
General Planning Guidelines 85
Controlling Data Accessibility 86
Simplifying Changes to Data in Directory Domains 86
Identifying Computers for Hosting Shared Domains 87
Open Directory Password Server 87
Authentication With a Password Server 88
Network Authentication Protocols 88
Password Server Database 88
Password Server Security 89
Overview of Directory Services Tools 89
Setup Overview 90
Before You Begin 91
Setting Up an Open Directory Domain and Password Server 92
Deleting a Shared Open Directory Domain 93
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