Apple Training Series Mac OS X Directory Services v10.6: A Guide to Configuring Directory Services on Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server v10.6 Snow Leopard

by Dreyer, Arek; Greisler, Ben

• ISBN13: 9780321635327
• ISBN10: 0321635329
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Part of the only Apple-certified series on administering Mac OS X, updated for Snow Leopard. In-depth technical reference provides the details users need to become expert Mac OS X system administrators. Author is an Apple-certified trainer and expert in system administration. Covers advanced Mac OS X system administration topics and is the companion to Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Deployment v10.6. This reference provides in-depth technical information on Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server's directory services architecture. System administrators and IT professionals will learn the details of how to deploy Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server within a multiplatform, heterogeneous environment, with an emphasis on integrating user accounts and authentication processes. This book is a perfect study aid for the Directory Services exam, and also serves as an indepth technical reference for experienced system administrators and engineers. This reference follows the learning objectives of the Directory Services exam, which is one requirement toward the Apple Certified System Administrator (ACSA) certification, Apple's highest level of IT certification. Chapter tests reinforce the knowledge gained along the way.

Author Biography

Arek Dreyer has been an Apple Certified Trainer since 2002. President of Dreyer Network Consultants Inc., Dreyer delivers courses and provides training around the world, both in the classroom and at events like the Apple Channel Camp and the Macworld Conference and Expo. He wrote the previous edition of this book and authored Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6 with Ben Greisler. Ben Greisler is the owner and technical lead of Kadimac Corp, a firm specializing in the integration of OS X and the Mac into business IT. Greisler is an Apple Certified Trainer, author, consultant, and lecturer who has been on the Advisory Council of the Apple Consultants Network and the MacIT Committee of Macworld Expo.

Table of Contents

Getting Started	p. xiii
Accessing the Local Directory Service	p. 1
Exploring Directory Services	p. 2
Creating and Editing Local Users	p. 17
Creating a Local User Record with dsimport	p. 29
Creating and Editing Local Groups	p. 42
Troubleshooting Directory Services	p. 54
What You've Learned	p. 58
References	p. 60
Chapter Review	p. 60
Accessing an Open Directory Server	p. 63
Configuring Open Directory Clients	p. 64
Configuring Directory Services Search Paths	p. 79
Troubleshooting Binding Issues	p. 84
Troubleshooting Login Issues	p. 94
What You've Learned	p. 111
References	p. 112
Chapter Review	p. 112
Accessing a Third-Party LDAP Service	p. 115
Populating an LDAP Server for Network Login	p. 116
Configuring Mac OS X to Log In Using a Standard LDAP Server	p. 128
Troubleshooting Binding Issues	p. 147
Troubleshooting Login Issues	p. 150
What You've Learned	p. 156
Mac OS X Server References	p. 157
Chapter Review	p. 158
Accessing an Active Directory Service	p. 161
Configuring Mac OS X to Log In Using Active Directory	p. 162
Troubleshooting Binding Issues	p. 185
What You've Learned	p. 196
References	p. 197
Chapter Review	p. 200
Configuring Open Directory Server	p. 203
Configuring Mac OS X Server as an Open Directory Master	p. 204
Managing Data Stored in an Open Directory Master	p. 226
Troubleshooting Issues Configuring Mac OS X Server as an Open Directory Master	p. 244
What You've Learned	p. 253
References	p. 254
Chapter Review	p. 255
Configuring Open Directory Replicas	p. 257
Configuring Mac OS X Server as an Open Directory Replica	p. 258
Troubleshooting Open Directory Replication	p. 273
What You've Learned	p. 286
References	p. 287
Chapter Review	p. 288
Connecting Mac OS X Server to Open Directory	p. 291
Configuring Mac OS X Server to Connect to an Existing Open Directory Master	p. 292
Configuring a Service to Use an Open Directory Network User or Group Record	p. 301
Troubleshooting Binding Issues	p. 312
Troubleshooting Authentication Issues	p. 320
What You've Learned	p. 343
References	p. 345
Chapter Review	p. 346
Integrating Mac OS X Server with Other Systems	p. 349
Configuring Mac OS X Server to Supplement a Third-Party Directory Service	p. 350
Configuring Mac OS X Server Services to Authenticate in a Third-Party Kerberos Realm	p. 382
Configuring a Third-Party Server to Use an Open Directory KDC	p. 388
What You've Learned	p. 391
References	p. 392
Chapter Review	p. 394
Index	p. 397
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