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7 Managing Directory Access
You can use Directory Access to set up and manage how
a computer with Mac OS X or a server with Mac OS X
Server accesses directory services and discovers network
services.
For setup and management task descriptions and instructions, see:
• “Setting Up Services in Directory Access” on page 83
• “Setting Up the Authentication and Contacts Search Policies” on page 87
• “Accessing LDAP Directories” on page 90
• “Accessing an Active Directory Domain” on page 100
• “Accessing an NIS Domain” on page 107
• “Using BSD Configuration Files” on page 108
• “Accessing Legacy NetInfo Domains” on page 109
• “Setting Up Directory Access on a Remote Server” on page 113
Setting Up Services in Directory Access
Directory Access lists the different kinds of services that Mac OS X can access. The list
includes directory services, which give Mac OS X access to user information and other
administrative data stored in directory domains. The list also includes kinds of network
services that Mac OS X can discover on the network.
You can enable or disable access to each kind of service. If you disable a kind of service
in Directory Access, Mac OS X no longer accesses services of the disabled kind.
However, disabling a kind of service in Directory Access does not affect the ability of
Mac OS X to use or provide services of that kind. For example, if you disable
Rendezvous, Mac OS X does not use it to discover file services, but you can still share
your files and connect to a file server if you know its address.
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