Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 644)

644 Appendix B
The following figure illustrates this scenario. A user has access to his or her home directory
on Mac OS X Server after logging in to a Mac OS X computer and being authenticated using
Active Directory information.
The numbers in this figure identify the sequence of interactions that begin when a user logs
in to the Mac OS X client computer and end when the user can access his or her home
directory (for example, by choosing Home from the Go menu). Each of these numbered
steps is discussed in the following paragraphs.
Step 1: Retrieve user information
When a user logs in, Mac OS X retrieves the user’s account information from the Active
Directory domain and authenticates the user. Home directory information in the user’s
record indicates that the home directory resides on the network, so a mount record for the
home directory is retrieved from the Active Directory domain. The mount record identifies
the home directory share point and its access protocol—AFP in this case.
Windows 2000 server
hosting Active Directory
Mac OS X
client computer
Mac OS X Server
hosting home directories
1 3
2
4
Windows 2000 server
hosting Active Directory
10.43.12.172
supergirl.corp.apple.com
user: jdm
Mac OS X
client computer
ou=mounts,dc=supergirl,
dc=corp,dc=apple,
dc=com
Users
cn=Users,dc=supergirl,
dc=corp,dc=apple,
dc=com
Mounts
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