Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 182)

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This section describes how to prepare files for importing and how to conduct import and
export operations using Workgroup Manager and dsimportexport.
Understanding What You Can Import
The user and group account attributes you can import vary with the kind of import file:
m XML files created with Mac OS X Server 10.1 or earlier (see page 189)
m XML files created with AppleShare IP 6.3 (see page 190)
m character-delimited files (see page 191)
You cannot use an import file to change these predefined users: daemon, root, nobody,
unknown, or www. Nor can you use an import file to change these predefined
groups: admin, bin, daemon, dialer, mail, network, nobody, nogroup, operator, staff, sys, tty
unknown, utmp, uucp, wheel, or www. You can, however, add users to the wheel and
admin groups.
Using Workgroup Manager to Import Users and Groups
You can use Workgroup Manager to import user and group accounts into a NetInfo or
LDAPv3 directory domain.
To import accounts using Workgroup Manager:
1 Create a character-delimited or XML file containing the accounts to import, and place it in a
location accessible from the server on which you will use Workgroup Manager. Ensure the file
contains no more than 10,000 records.
See “Using XML Files Created With Mac OS X Server 10.1 or Earlier” on page 189, “Using XML
Files Created With AppleShare IP 6.3” on page 190, and “Using Character-Delimited Files” on
page 191 for information on creating files to import.
2 In Workgroup Manager, click the Accounts button, then use the At pop-up menu to open the
directory domain into which you want to import accounts.
3 Click the lock to authenticate as domain administrator.
4 If you want, select a preset to use during the import.
If a setting is specified in both the preset and the import file, the value in the import file is
used. If a setting is specified in the preset but not in the import file, the value in the preset is
used.
5 Choose Import from the Server menu, then select the import file.
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