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See the Open Directory administration guide for information about all the directory
usage options available to you and how to use Directory Access and Server Admin to
make directory changes. See the upgrading and migrating guide for information on
how to continue using existing directory data when you change directory service
settings.
If you choose the “No change” option and the server wasn’t using a Password Server,
Open Directory authentication will be set up. When you add users to any Apple
directory domain residing on the server, their passwords are validated by default using
Open Directory authentication.
Setting Up a Server as a Standalone Server
When you don’t want the server you’re setting up to host or use shared directory
information, choose the directory usage option called Standalone Server in Server
Assistant. This option sets up only a local NetInfo domain on the server. Because it’s a
local domain, the data stored in it is accessible only to the server you’re setting up.
Open Directory authentication is also set up on the server. By default, Open Directory
authentication is used when a user is added to the local domain.
When a user attempts to log in to the server or use one of its services that require
authentication, the server authenticates the user by consulting the local database. If
the user has an account on the system and supplies the appropriate password,
authentication succeeds.