Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 573)

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Open Directory Data Requirements
This appendix contains tables that specify the data requirements of Open Directory domains.
Use the information in the following tables when mapping Mac OS X data types to attributes
in LDAP or Active Directory domains:
m User Data That Mac OS X Server Uses (p. 573)
m Standard Data Types in User Records (p. 574)
m Format of the MailAttribute Data Type (p. 577)
m Standard Data Types in Group Records (p. 580)
User Data That Mac OS X Server Uses
The following table describes how your Mac OS X Server uses data from user records in
directory domains. Consult this table to determine the data items that your server’s various
services need to retrieve from directory domains. Note that “All services” in the far-left
column include AFP, SMB, FTP, HTTP, NFS, WebDAV, POP, IMAP, Workgroup Manager, Server
Settings, Server Status, the Mac OS X login window, and Macintosh Manager.
Server component Data item used Dependency
All services RecordName Required for authentication
All services RealName Required for authentication
All services Password Required for authentication
If the LDAP server contains a crypt password,
it is retrieved and used for authentication.
Otherwise, the LDAP server validates the
password using the LDAP BIND command.
All services UniqueID Required for authorization (for example, file
permissions and mail accounts)