Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 236)

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Windows Services Specifications
Before You Set Up Windows Services
If you plan to provide Windows services on your Mac OS X Server, read the following
sections for issues you should keep in mind. You should also check the Microsoft
documentation for your version of Windows to find out more about the capabilities of the
client software. Although Mac OS X Server does not require any special software or
configuration on Windows client computers, you may want to read “Supporting Windows
Clients” on page 261.
Ensuring the Best Cross-Platform Experience
Mac OS and Windows computers store and maintain files differently. For the best cross-
platform experience, you should set up at least one share point to be used only by your
Windows users. See “Creating Share Points and Setting Privileges” on page 211.
In addition, you can improve the user experience by following these guidelines:
m Use comparable versions of application software on both platforms.
m Modify files only with the application they were created in.
m Limit Windows file names to 31 characters (the limit for Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 clients).
m Don’t use symbols or characters with accents in the names of shared items.
Windows User Password Validation
Mac OS X Server supports several methods of validating Windows user passwords. Password
Server is the recommended method. It supports LDAP as well as NetInfo because the
directory does not store the password, just a pointer to the proper Password Server and user
ID. The Password Server database is a root readable file, and the contents are encrypted.
Passwords are not accessible over the network for reading—they can only be verified. See
“Using a Password Server” on page 195 and “Setting Up an Open Directory Domain and
Password Server” on page 92.
Maximum number of connected users,
depending on your license agreement 1000
Maximum volume size 2 terabytes
TCP port number 139
UDP port numbers 137, 138
Log file location /Library/Logs in the WindowsFileServices folder