Specifications

Here’s a scenario in which more than one shared directory might be used:
School directory
domain
Science directory
domain
1
Search Policy
2
English directory
domain
3
Math directory
domain
Each class (English, math, science) has a server that hosts a shared directory domain.
Each classroom computer’s search policy species the computer’s local domain, the
class’s shared domain, and the school’s shared domain.
The students in each class are dened as users in the shared domain of that class’s
server, so each student can log in to any computer in the class. Because the instructors
are dened in the shared domain of the school server, they can log in to any classroom
computer.
You can aect an entire network or a group of computers by choosing the domain in
which to dene administrative data. The higher the administrative data resides in a
search policy, the fewer places it needs to be changed as users and system resources
change.
Probably the most important aspect of directory services for administrators is planning
directory domains and search policies. These should reect the resources you want
to share, the users you want to share them among, and the way you want to manage
your directory data.
Automatic Search Policies
Mac OS X computers can be congured to set search policies automatically.
An automatic search policy consists of two parts, one of which is optional:
Local directory domain Â
Shared LDAP directory (optional) Â
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