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Appendix A

User Data That Mac OS X Server Uses

The following table describes how your Mac OS X Server uses data from user records in
directory domains. Consult this table to determine the attributes, or data types, that your
server’s various services expect to find in user records of directory domains. Note that “All
services” in the far-left column include AFP, SMB, FTP, HTTP, NFS, WebDAV, POP, IMAP,
Workgroup Manager, Server Settings, Server Status, the Mac OS X login window, and
Macintosh Manager.

Server component

Mac OS X
user attribute

Dependency

All services

RecordName

Required for authentication

All services

RealName

Required for authentication

All services

Password

Required for authentication

If the LDAP server contains a crypt password,
it is retrieved and used for authentication.
Otherwise, the LDAP server validates the
password using the LDAP BIND command.

All services

UniqueID

Required for authorization (for example, file
permissions and mail accounts)

All services

PrimaryGroupID

Optional, but recommended. Used for
authorization (for example, file permissions
and mail accounts).

FTP service

Web service

Apple file service

NFS service

Macintosh Manager

Mac OS X login window

Application and system
preferences

HomeDirectory

NFSHomeDirectory

Optional

Mail service

MailAttribute

Required for login to mail service on your
server

Mail service

EMailAddress

Optional

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