Mac OS X Lion Server For Dummies®

Using the Server App to Configure Open Directory

The Server app is a simplified interface for account management. Although it offers a subset of the capabilities of Server Admin, for a network that requires a simple shared domain, the Server app can quite possibly take care of everything you need.

You can do several Open Directory tasks with the Server app, depending on how you configured your server during initial installation and setup, including importing users and groups from another Open Directory server or Active Directory server and creating an Open Directory master.

The Server app is also good for adding or removing users and groups and for other user account management tasks. Chapter 16 describes those issues.

Creating an Open Directory master with the Server app

If you didn't choose to create or import during initial installation and setup, you can create an Open Directory master with the Server app.

Open the Server app from the Dock or the Applications folder. If prompted, enter the username and password for the local administrator. To set up an Open Directory master, follow these steps:

1. Click the Manage menu and choose Manage Network Accounts.

   If you see only a Connect to Server item in the menu, then you haven't logged in. Select it, log in, and then choose Manage Network Accounts.

   If you already have an Open Directory master on the server, this item doesn't appear in the menu.

2. Click the Next button in the introductory dialog that appears (see Figure 6-1).
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