Specifications

Chapter 7 Managing Directory Access 109
Setting Up Data in BSD Configuration Files
If you want a Mac OS X computer to get administrative data from BSD configuration
files, the data must exist in the files and must be in the format required by Mac OS X.
You may need to add, modify, or reorganize data in the files. Workgroup Manager
cannot make changes to data in BSD configuration files, so you must make the
necessary modifications by using a text editor or other tools.
For detailed specifications of the data required by Mac OS X directory services, see
Appendix A, “Mac OS X Directory Data.”
Accessing Legacy NetInfo Domains
Shared directory domains that were created with Mac OS X Server versions earlier than
10.3 used the NetInfo protocol (and optionally the LDAPv3 protocol). NetInfo can still
be used to access these legacy NetInfo domains. This means:
• Any Mac OS X Server or other Mac OS X computer can access a shared NetInfo
domain hosted by a server that has been upgraded to Mac OS X Server version 10.3.
• Mac OS X Server version 10.3 and Mac OS X version 10.3 can access any existing
shared NetInfo domain.
Note: You cannot create a new shared NetInfo domain with Mac OS X Server version
10.3 except by using command-line utilities. If you use Server Assistant or Server Admin
to set up Mac OS X Server version 10.3 to be an Open Directory master (that is, to host
a shared LDAP directory), other computers can access this new shared directory only
by using LDAP.
For instructions on setting up a Mac OS X Server or other Mac OS X computer to access
a shared NetInfo domain, see “About NetInfo Binding” and “Configuring NetInfo
Binding,” following this topic.
Expert system administrators can manage NetInfo domains as follows:
• Create machine records for broadcast binding to an existing shared NetInfo domain.
For instructions, see “Adding a Machine Record to a Parent NetInfo Domain” on
page 111.
• Configure a shared NetInfo domain to use a particular port number instead of a
dynamically assigned port number. For instructions, see “Configuring Static Ports for
Shared NetInfo Domains” on page 112.
LL2352.Book Page 109 Friday, August 22, 2003 3:12 PM