Lesson Review


1.

What tool is used to configure DirectoryService search policies for authentication?

2.

What are the two local data stores for directory services on Mac OS X?

3.

What tools can you use to modify data in the local NetInfo database?

4.

What is the key difference between using Workgroup Manager and dscl versus NetInfo Manager and nicl to modify NetInfo data?

5.

In a configuration displayed after you enter the lookupd command, when lookupd is used to retrieve service configuration data, what agents are used, and in what order are they used?

6.

Using the same configuration settings, when lookupd retrieves user configuration data, what agents are used, and in what order?

7.

When retrieving information through DirectoryService, which database is always searched first by default?

8.

What is the role of lookupd?

9.

What lookupd agents access NetInfo and BDS flat files?

10.

What determines which lookupd agents are used when a configuration has not been specifically created for a particular type of lookup?

Answers

1.

Directory Access

2.

NetInfo and BDS flat files

3.

Workgroup Manager, NetInfo Manager, dscl, and nicl

4.

Workgroup Manager and dscl use DirectoryService to read and write data. NetInfo Manager and nicl access the NetInfo database directly.

5.

The agents used, in order, are CacheAgent, FFAgent, NetInfo, and directory-service.

6.

Since user requests don't have a specific configuration setting, the global settings are used: cache, NetInfo, and DirectoryService.

7.

The local NetInfo database

8.

lookupd is a DNS resolver on Mac OS X with more generalized abilities for searching and retrieving data. It is a process that can be used to look up various pieces of informationone of the most common in Mac OS X is DNS information.

9.

The NI and FF agents are used to access NetInfo and BDS flat file data, respectively.

10.

The Global Configuration settings define which agents are used for lookups that don't have a configuration specified.




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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