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Step 2: Set up Open Directory domains and Password Servers
Create shared directory domains on the Mac OS X Servers that you want to host them, and
set up an Open Directory Password Server on a Mac OS X Server that hosts a shared
directory domain. If you will be setting up more than one Mac OS X Server, start by setting
up the Mac OS X Server that will have the Password Server. Next, set up other Mac OS X
Servers that will host shared directory domains. Then set up any Mac OS X Servers that will
not host shared directory domains. For instructions, see “Setting Up an Open Directory
Domain and Password Server” on page 71
Step 3: Set up access to directory domains on other servers
If some of your user information and other administrative data will not reside in Open
Directory domains, you must make sure your Mac OS X Servers and Mac OS X client
computers are able to access the other directory domains. For instructions, see the following
sections of this chapter:
m “Configuring Access to Existing LDAPv3 Servers” on page 91
m “Using an Active Directory Server” on page 98
m “Accessing an Existing LDAPv2 Directory” on page 100
m “Using NetInfo Domains” on page 105
m “Using Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Configuration Files” on page 110
Step 4: Implement search policies
Set up search policies so that all Mac OS X client computers have access to the shared
directory domains they need. Note that if all computers have Mac OS X version 10.2 and can
use the automatic search policy, there is nothing to set up. Otherwise, see “Setting Up Search
Policies” on page 87 for instructions.
If your network includes computers with Mac OS X versions earlier than 10.2, configure the
local domain on each of them so that it binds to a shared NetInfo domain. For instructions,
see “Using NetInfo Domains” on page 105.
Step 5: Configure Open Directory service protocols (optional)
You may want to disable some of the protocols that Open Directory uses to access directory
domains and to discover network services. For instructions, see “Configuring Open Directory
Service Protocols” on page 86.
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