Chapter 3. Using Open Directory

Time

This chapter takes approximately four hours to complete.

Goals

Understand the four Open Directory server roles you can configure on OS X Lion Server

Configure OS X Lion Server as an Open Directory server with the Server app and with Server Admin

Use the Users & Groups preferences to bind to an Open Directory server

Configure global and per-user password policy

Locate and identify Open Directory–related log files

Examine the contents of an Open Directory archive and restore those contents

Describe authentication types

Understand basic Kerberos infrastructure

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