Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) User Manual
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The following tables summarize the Active Directory data needed to support the AFP file
server scenario.
Kind of
record
Description
Mac OS X
record type
Active Directory
search base
mount
Identifies a home
directory share point
Mounts
ou=mounts, dc=supergirl,
dc=corp, dc=apple, dc=com
user
Identifies authorized
users
Users
cn=Users, dc=supergirl,
dc=corp, dc=apple, dc=com
Mount record (class) attributes
Description
Example values
Mac OS X
attribute
Active Directory
attribute
Share point name
bigmac:/Homes
RecordName
cn
Home directory mount
point in user’s Finder
/Network/Servers
VFSLinkDir
vfsdir
URL to mount
net
url==afp://;
AUTH=NO%20USER%20
[email protected].
apple.com/Homes
VFSOpts
vfsopts
How to interpret vfsopts
url (the value for AFP
share points)
VFSType
vfstype
User record (class) attributes
Description
Example values
Mac OS X
attribute
Active Directory
attribute
User’s login names
jdm
JD Mankovsky
RecordName
sAMAccountName
name or displayName
UID
155
UniqueID
UniqueID
Path to AFP home
directory
afp://bigmac.corp.apple.
com/Homes
Home
Directory
homeDirectory
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