Specifications

Tools for Managing Open Directory Services
The Server Admin, Directory Utility, and Workgroup Manager applications provide
a graphical interface for managing Open Directory services in Mac OS X Server.
In addition, you can manage Open Directory services from the command line by
using Terminal.
These applications are included with Mac OS X Server and can be installed on another
computer with Mac OS X v10.6 or later, making that computer an administrator
computer. For more information about setting up an administrator computer, see the
Server Administration chapter of Getting Started.
Server Admin
Server Admin provides access to tools you use to set up, manage, and monitor Open
Directory services and other services. You use Server Admin to:
Set up Mac OS X Server as an Open Directory master, an Open Directory replica, Â
a server that’s connected to a directory system, or a standalone directory service
with only a local directory domain. For more information, see Chapter 5, “Setting Up
Open Directory Services.”
Set up more Mac OS X Server systems to use the Kerberos KDC of an Open Directory Â
master or replica. For more information, see Chapter 5, “Setting Up Open Directory
Services.”
Congure LDAP options on an Open Directory master. For more information, see Â
Chapter 5, “Setting Up Open Directory Services.”
Congure DHCP service to supply an LDAP server address to Mac OS X computers Â
with automatic search policies. For more information, see the DHCP section in
Network Services Administration.
Set up password policies that apply to all users who don’t have overriding Â
individual password policies. For more information, see Chapter 6, “ Managing User
Authentication Using Workgroup Manager” (To set up individual password policies,
use Workgroup Manager. See Chapter 6, “Managing User Authentication Using
Workgroup Manager.”)
Monitor Open Directory services. For more information, see Chapter  9, “Maintaining
Open Directory Services.”
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