Specifications

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Use this chapter to learn how to access, congure, and

manage computers using Accounts preferences.

After you congure your directory server, you can connect client computers using

Accounts preferences. You can use Accounts preferences to connect to remote

computers and change their settings, simplifying computer management.

Connecting Clients to Directory Servers

The following topics discuss how to add, remove, edit, and monitor directory servers in

the Directory Servers list of Account preferences.

“ Â About Directory Server Connections” on page 119

“ Â Automated Client Conguration” on page 12 0

“ Â Adding an Active Directory Server Connection” on page 121

“ Â Adding an Open Directory Server Connection” on page 121

“ Â Removing a Directory Server Connection” on page 12 2

“ Â Editing a Directory Server Connection” on page 12 3

“ Â Monitoring Directory Server Connections” on page 12 3

About Directory Server Connections

You can use Account preferences to connect computers to directory servers. You can

view lists of directory servers your computer is connected to by clicking Edit in the

servers in the list for user information and other administrative data stored in the

directory domain of directory servers.

When you add or delete a server in the Directory Servers list, the entries associated

with that directory server are added or deleted from the Services, Authentication,

and Contacts list. However, if you remove the associated entries within the Services,

Authentication, and Contacts list, the directory server is not removed from the

Directory Servers list.

Managing Directory Clients Using

Accounts Preferences