Specifications

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If you want to share information among Mac OS X computers, you need to set up at

least one shared directory domain.

A single shared directory domain may be completely adequate if all your network

computer users share the same resources, such as printers, share points for home

directories, share points for applications, and share points for documents.

Larger, more complex organizations can benefit from additional shared directory

domains.

Controlling Data Accessibility

If your network has several shared directory domains, you can make directory

information visible only to subsets of a network’s computers. In the foregoing example

arrangement, the administrator can tailor the users and resources visible to the

community of Mac OS X computers by distributing directory information among four

shared directory domains.

Shared