Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 82)

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If your Mac OS X Server currently gets directory information from another server and you
change to getting directory information only from the local directory domain, user records
and other information that is stored in the other server’s shared directory domain will no
longer be available. The user records and other information will still exist in the other shared
directory domain, but your Mac OS X Server will not access them.
To configure a server to use only its own non-shared local directory domain
with a Password Server:
1 Open the Open Directory Assistant application.
It is located in the /Applications/Utilities folder.
2 Enter the connection and authentication information for the Mac OS X Server that you want
to configure, then click Connect.
For Address, enter the DNS name or IP address of the server that you want to configure.
For User Name, enter the user name of an administrator on the server. This user account will
become an administrator of the existing Password Server.
For Password, enter the password for the user name you entered.
3 Click the right arrow to get to the Location step, and then select the setting that indicates the
server is at its permanent network location.
If a server is in a temporary location, you can’t configure the server to get authentication
information from an existing Password Server.
4 Advance to the Directory Use step, and then select the option “The server will use a non-
shared local directory.”
5 Advance to the first Security step and select “Password and authentication information will be
obtained from another system.”
6 Go to the next Security step and enter the connection and authentication information for the
Password Server host.
For Address, enter the DNS name or IP address of the Mac OS X Server whose Password
Server server you want to use.
Important
If you are changing a Mac OS X Server to no longer host a Password Server, first
change the password validation strategy of the Password Server administrator to basic. You
should also make the same change to any ordinary users whose passwords are validated
using the Password Server. Doing so ensures that these users can continue to log in to
Mac OS X Server. For instructions, see “Resetting Passwords Before Discontinuing Use of a
Password Server” on page 203 of Chapter 3, “Users and Groups.”
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