Setting Up Mac OS X Server for the First Time 41 Getting Help for Everyday Management Tasks 41 Getting Additional Information 41 1 Administering Your Server 43 Highlighting Key Features 43 Ease of Setup and Administration 43 Networking and Security 44 File and Printer Sharing 44 Open Directory Services 45 Comprehensive Management of Macintosh Workgroups 45 High Availability 46 Extensive Internet and Web Services 46 Highlighting Individual Services 46 Directory Services 47 Open Directory 47 Password Validation 47 Search Policies 48 File Services 48 Sharing 48 Apple File Service 49 Windows Services 49 Network File System (NFS) Service 49 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

50 Print Service 50 Web Service 51 Mail Service 51 Macintosh Workgroup Management 52 Client Management 52 NetBoot 52 Network Install 53 Network Services 53 DHCP 54 DNS 54 IP Firewall 54 SLP DA 54 QuickTime Streaming Service 55 Highlighting Server Applications 56 Administering a Server From Different Computers 58 Server Assistant 58 Open Directory Assistant 58 Directory Access 59 Workgroup Manager 59 Opening and Authenticating in Workgroup Manager 59 Major Workgroup Manager Tasks 60 Server Settings 60 Server Status 61 Macintosh Manager 62 NetBoot Administration Tools 62 Network Install Administration Application 62 Server Monitor 62 Streaming Server Admin 63 Where to Find More Information 64 If You re New to Server and Network Management 64 If You re an Experienced Server Administrator 64 2Directory Services 65 Storage for Data Needed by Mac OS X 66 A Historical Perspective 67 Data Consolidation 68 Data Distribution 69 Uses of Directory Data 70 Inside a Directory Domain 71 Discovery of Network Services 72 Directory Domain Protocols 73 Local and Shared Directory Domains 74 Local Data 74 Shared Data 75 Shared Data in Existing Directory Domains 78 Directory Domain Hierarchies 78 Two-Level Hierarchies 79 More Complex Hierarchies 81 Search Policies for Directory Domain Hierarchies 82 The Automatic Search Policy 83 Custom Search Policies 84 Directory Domain Planning 85 General Planning Guidelines 85 Controlling Data Accessibility 86 Simplifying Changes to Data in Directory Domains 86 Identifying Computers for Hosting Shared Domains 87 Open Directory Password Server 87 Authentication With a Password Server 88 Network Authentication Protocols 88 Password Server Database 88 Password Server Security 89 Overview of Directory Services Tools 89 Setup Overview 90 Before You Begin 91 Setting Up an Open Directory Domain and Password Server 92 Deleting a Shared Open Directory Domain 93

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