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5 Optionally, enter the DNS name or the IP address of the server or servers where the NIS
domain resides.
If you don’t specify any servers, NIS uses a broadcast protocol to discover an NIS server
on the subnet.
6 Create a custom search policy that includes the NIS domain.
In a custom search policy, the NIS domain is listed as /BSD/domain, where domain is
what you entered in step 4.
For instructions, see “Defining Custom Search Policies” on page 89.
Using BSD Configuration Files
Historically, UNIX computers have stored administrative data in configuration files such
as /etc/master.passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/hosts. Mac OS X is based on a BSD version
of UNIX, but normally gets administrative data from directory domains for the reasons
discussed at the beginning of this chapter.
In Mac OS X version 10.2 and later (including Mac OS X Server version 10.2 and later),
Open Directory can retrieve administrative data from BSD configuration files. This
capability enables organizations that already have BSD configuration files to use copies
of the existing files on Mac OS X computers. BSD configuration files can be used alone
or in conjunction with other directory domains.
To use BSD configuration files:
1 Set up each BSD configuration file with the data required by Mac OS X directory
services.
See “Setting Up Data in BSD Configuration Files” on page 109 for instructions.
2 Create a custom search policy that includes the BSD configuration files domain.
In a custom search policy, the BSD configuration files domain is listed as /BSD/local.
For instructions, see “Defining Custom Search Policies” on page 89.
Mac OS X Server version 10.3 supports a fixed set of BSD configuration files. You can’t
specify which configuration files to use, nor can you map their contents to Mac OS X
record types and attributes.
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