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Setting Up Directory Utility on a Remote Server
You can use Directory Utility on your computer to set up and manage how Mac OS X
Server on a remote server accesses directory services.
To congure directory access on a remote server:
1 Open System Preferences on your computer and click Accounts.
2 If the lock icon is locked, unlock it by clicking it and entering the name and password
of an administrator.
3 Click Login Options, then click Join or Edit.
If you see an Edit button, your computer has at least one connection to a directory
server.
4 Click the Open Directory Utility.
5 From the File menu choose Connect.
6 Enter the following connection and authentication information for the server you want
to congure.
 Address: Enter the DNS name or IP address of the server you want to congure.
 User Name: Enter the user name of an administrator on the server.
 Password: Enter the password for the user name you entered.
7 Click Connect.
8 Click the Services and Search Policy tabs and change settings as needed.
Changes you make aect the remote server that you connected to in the previous steps.
9 From the File menu on your computer, choose Disconnect.
Using Advanced Search Policy Settings
Directory Utility denes the following search policies:
 Authentication: Mac OS X uses the authentication search policy to locate and
retrieve user authentication information and other administrative data from
directory domains.
 Contacts: Mac OS X uses the contacts search policy to locate and retrieve name,
address, and other contact information from directory domains. Mac OS X Address
Book uses this contact information. Other applications can also be programmed
to use it.
Each search policy consists of a list of directory domains. The order of directory
domains in the list denes the search policy. Starting at the top of the list, Mac OS X
searches each listed directory domain until it nds the information it needs or
reaches the end of the list without nding the information.