Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 99)

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8 Enter the search base for your LDAPv3 server and click OK.
If you chose a template in step 7, you must enter a search base, or the LDAPv3 server will
not function.
If you chose From Server in step 7, you may be able to leave the search base blank and have
the LDAPv3 server function. In this case, Open Directory will look for the search base at the
first level of the LDAPv3 server.
9 Select the SSL checkbox if you want Open Directory to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for
connections with the LDAPv3 server.
After creating a new server configuration, you should add the server to an automatic search
policy supplied by a DHCP server or to a custom search policy. A computer can access an
LDAP server only if the server is included in the computer’s search policy, either automatic
or custom. For more information, see “Setting Up Search Policies” on page 94 and “Setting
the LDAP Server for DHCP Clients” on page 479 of Chapter 11, “DHCP Service.”
Editing an LDAPv3 Configuration
You can use Directory Access to change the settings of an LDAPv3 server configuration.
To edit an LDAPv3 server configuration:
1 In Directory Access, click the Services tab.
2 If the lock icon is locked, click it and type the name and password of a server administrator.
3 Select LDAPv3 in the list of services, then click Configure.
4 If the list of server configurations is hidden, click Show Options.
5 Change any of the settings displayed in the list of server configurations.
Click an Enable checkbox to activate or deactivate a server.
To change a configuration name, double-click it in the list.
To change a server name or IP address, double-click it in the list.
Choose a mapping template from the inline pop-up menu.
Click the SSL checkbox to enable or disable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections.
Duplicating an LDAPv3 Configuration
You can use Directory Access to duplicate an LDAPv3 server configuration. After duplicating a
configuration, you can change its settings.
To duplicate an LDAPv3 server configuration:
1 In Directory Access, click the Services tab.
2 If the lock icon is locked, click it and type the name and password of a server administrator.