Specifications
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Specifying a Preferred Active Directory Server
On a computer that’s congured to use Directory Utility’s Active Directory connector,
you can specify the DNS name of the server whose Active Directory domain you want
the computer to access by default.
If the server becomes unavailable in the future, the Active Directory connector reverts
to another nearby server in the forest.
If this option is deselected, the Active Directory connector determines the closest
Active Directory domain in the forest.
To specify a preferred server for the Active Directory connector to access:
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 Click Services.
6 If the lock icon is locked, unlock it by clicking it and entering the name and password
of an administrator.
7 In the list of services, select Active Directory and click the Edit (/) button.
8 If the advanced options are hidden, click Show Advanced Options.
9 Click Administrative.
10 Select “Prefer this domain server” and enter the DNS name of the Active Directory server.
11 Click OK.
Changing the Active Directory Groups That Can Administer
the Computer
On a computer that’s congured to use Directory Utility’s Active Directory connector,
you can identify Active Directory group accounts whose members you want to have
administrator privileges for the computer.
Users that are members of these Active Directory group accounts can perform
administrative tasks such as installing software on the Mac OS X computer that you
are conguring.