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Integrating Mac OS X Directory Services With Active Directory

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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

jdm

Home
Directory

homeDirectory

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