Even if you want to change the server’s directory setup, selecting “Congure Manually”
is the safest option, especially if you’re considering changing a server’s shared
directory conguration.
Changing from hosting a directory to using another server’s shared directory or
vice versa, or migrating a shared NetInfo domain to LDAP are examples of directory
usage changes you should make after server setup to preserve access to directory
information about your network.
For information about directory usage options available to you and how to use
Directory Utility (in /System/Library/CoreServices/) and Server Admin to make
directory changes, see the online help and Mac OS X Server Resources website at
www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/.
Setting Up a Server as a Standalone Server
A standalone server stores and accesses account information in its local directory
domain. The standalone server uses its local users and groups to authenticate clients
for its le, mail, and other services. Other servers and client computers can’t access the
standalone server’s local directory domain or authenticate their own users with it.
Users and groups are managed in the Accounts pane of System Preferences.
When a user attempts to log in to the server or use a service that requires
authentication, the server authenticates the user by consulting the local database.
If the user has an account on the system and supplies the relevant password,
authentication succeeds.
To get this conguration, you choose Create Users and Groups from the assistant,
but decline to create an Open Directory Master.
Binding a Server to Multiple Directory Servers
Automatic server setup allows you to bind to multiple servers. You need to save setup
data, then you have to modify the plist le by hand. In the saved setup data, you will
nd the “directoryServers” key in the plist le, and it’s an array. You add items (or in
this case directory servers) to the array. The server binds to all of the servers listed in
the array.
For more information on making saved server setup data, see “Using Automatic Server
Setup” on page 115 and “Creating and Saving Setup Data” on page 116 .
You can also bind to multiple directories interactively after initial server setup by using
the Login Options section of Accounts Preferences.
For instructions, see p. 72 of Getting Started; repeat steps 3 and 4 to connect to
additional directory servers. To set up advanced directory server connections,
you would click Open Directory Utility in step 2.
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