Specifications
 Active Directory, for a directory hosted by a Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or
later server
 RFC 2307, for most directories hosted by UNIX servers
 Custom, for directories that don’t use any of the above mappings
The LDAPv3 plug-in fully supports Open Directory replication and failover. If the Open
Directory master becomes unavailable, the plug-in falls back to a nearby replica.
Important: If your computer name contains a hyphen, you might not be able to join
or bind to a Directory Domain such as LDAP or Active Directory. To establish binding,
use a computer name that does not contain a hyphen.
To manually congure access to an LDAP directory:
1 Open System Preferences 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.
4 Click Open Directory Utility.
5 If the lock icon is locked, unlock it by clicking it and entering the name and password
of an administrator.
6 Click Services.
7 In the list of services, select LDAPv3 and click the Edit (/) button.
You can select LDAPv3 in the list of services without selecting the Enable checkbox
for LDAPv3.
8 Click New, then click Manual.
9 Enter a name for the conguration.
10 Press Tab and enter the DNS name or IP address of the server that hosts the LDAP
directory you want to access.
11 Next to the DNS name or IP address, click the pop-up menu and choose a mapping
template or method:
If you choose From Server, a search base sux is not needed. In this case, Open Â
Directory assumes the search base sux is the rst level of the LDAP directory.
If you choose a template, enter the search base sux for the LDAP directory and Â
click OK. You must enter a search base sux or the computer can’t nd information
in the LDAP directory.
Typically, the search base sux is derived from the server’s DNS name. For example,
the search base sux could be “dc=ods,dc=example,dc=com” for a server whose
DNS name is ods.example.com.
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