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Data requirements of mac os x directory services – Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) User Manual

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Data Requirements of Mac OS X
Directory Services

This appendix specifies the standard record types and attributes of Mac OS X directory
services. (Mac OS X directory services attributes are also called data types.) The following list
summarizes the specifications in this appendix:

User Data That Mac OS X Server Uses (p. 622)

Standard Attributes in User Records (p. 623)

Format of MailAttribute in User Records (p. 629)

Standard Attributes in Group Records (p. 632)

Standard Attributes in Computer Records (p. 634)

Standard Attributes in Computer List Records (p. 635)

Standard Attributes in Mount Records (p. 636)

Standard Attributes in Config Records (p. 637)

Use these specifications to do the following:

m Map LDAP servers or Active Directory servers to Mac OS X directory services, as described

in Chapter 2, “Directory Services.”

m Import or export user or group accounts to an Open Directory domain, as described in

Chapter 3, “Users and Groups.”

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