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Deleting a Conguration for Accessing an LDAP Directory
You can use Directory Utility to delete a conguration that species how the computer
accesses an LDAPv3 or LDAPv2 directory.
If the LDAP conguration was provided by DHCP, it can’t be changed, so this
conguration option is dimmed in the LDAP congurations list.
To delete a conguration for accessing 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 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.
8 If the list of server congurations is hidden, click Show Options.
9 In the list, select a server conguration and click Delete, then click OK.
10 Choose from the following:
If you see an alert saying the computer is bound to the LDAP directory and you Â
want to stop trusted binding, click OK and then enter the name and password of an
LDAP directory administrator (not a local computer administrator).
If you see an alert saying the computer can’t contact the LDAP server, you can click Â
OK to forcibly stop trusted binding.
If you forcibly stop trusted binding, this computer still has a computer record in the
LDAP directory. Notify the LDAP directory administrator so the administrator knows
to remove the computer from the computer group.
The deleted conguration is removed from the custom search policies for
authentication and contacts.
For more information about removing a computer from its computer group, see the
computer groups chapter of User Management.
Changing the Connection Settings for an LDAP Directory
You can use Directory Utility to change the connection settings of a conguration that
species how the computer accesses an LDAPv3 or LDAPv2 directory.