Lesson4.Integrating Mac OS X With Third-Party Directory Services


Lesson 4. Integrating Mac OS X With Third-Party Directory Services

Time

This lesson takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

Goals

Integrate Mac OS X with a variety of third-party directory services

Use Directory Access to map required Open Directory attributes to unused attributes on an LDAP server

Use variables to supplement required attributes missing from an LDAP server

Provide mount records for a client computer retrieving records from an LDAP server

Enable a Mac OS X computer to automatically mount a file-server volume

Use NFS or file-sharing protocols to provide home folders


If your network uses a directory service other than the one provided with Mac OS X Server, don't worryyour Mac OS X computers can still integrate with that system. This lesson introduces several third-party directory services and explains how to integrate Mac OS X clients with them.

Since each directory service is different, Open Directory includes plug-ins to interact with them. To integrate Mac OS X with these services, you just need to configure the appropriate plug-in and address the attribute differences between Open Directory and the third-party directory service.

Binding a Mac OS X computer to an Open Directory server is a straightforward task requiring very little configuration. Connecting a Mac OS X computer to other directory servers requires a bit more work, but by following a simple, methodical approach, you can bind a Mac OS X computer to almost any LDAP server. You can also use third-party directory services to provide network home folders and client management policies.




Apple Training Series. Mac OS X System Administration Reference, Volume 1
Apple Training Series: Mac OS X System Administration Reference, Volume 1
ISBN: 032136984X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 258
Authors: Schoun Regan

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