User`s guide

12 Preface About This Guide
 Trusted directory binding. Trusted directory binding, also called authenticated
directory binding, provides an authenticated connection between a client computer
and an LDAP directory on Mac OS X Server. Because the client computer
authenticates the LDAP server before connecting to it, a malicious user can’t control
the client computer by interposing a counterfeit, unauthenticated LDAP server.
 Importing accounts. The performance of importing accounts into an LDAPv3
directory has been greatly improved. In addition, you can now import password
policy settings, control whether presets are applied during import, and specify the
amount of information logged.
Server Administration
Mac OS X Server management continues to become easier and more effective:
 Open Directory schema replication. You can now store LDAP schema in the
directory, letting you add new schema without manually copying configuration files.
Changes are automatically propagated from the Open Directory master to all its
replicas.
 Preference editor. If you want fine-grain control of preference settings, you can work
with preference manifests using Workgroup Manager’s new preference editor.
Preference manifests are files that describe the structure and values of an
application’s or utility’s preferences. The preference editor lets you work with
preference manifests for the predefined preferences or add new preference manifests
for applications and utilities of interest.