Specifications
The Active Directory mapping template for an LDAPv3 conguration maps some
Mac OS X record types and attributes to object classes and attributes that are not part
of a standard Active Directory schema. You can change the mappings dened by the
template, or you can extend the Active Directory schema.
Alternatively, you might be able to access your Active Directory domain through the
Active Directory connector instead of LDAPv3. For more information, see “Conguring
Access to an Active Directory Domain” on page 160.
11 When the dialog expands to display connection options, enter the distinguished name
and password of an Active Directory user account.
12 Click OK to nish creating the LDAP connection.
13 Click OK to nish conguring LDAPv3 options.
Specifying NIS Settings
Using Directory Utility, you can create a conguration that species how Mac OS X
accesses a Network Information Service (NIS) domain.
To create a conguration for accessing an NIS domain:
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 “BSD Flat File and NIS” and click the Edit (/) button.
8 Enter the NIS domain name or the DNS name or the IP address of the server where the
NIS domain resides.
Include the NIS server’s hostname or IP address if it is required for security or if the
server is not on the same subnet as the computer you’re conguring.
If you don’t specify a server, NIS uses a broadcast protocol to discover an NIS server on
the subnet.
9 Select “Use NIS domain for authentication,” then click OK.
The NIS domain is added to the computer’s authentication search policy as /BSD/domain,
where domain is the name you entered in step 4.
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