Apple OS X Server User Manual


 
Contents
Introduction
Introduction 7
Organization of This Document 7
See Also 7
Chapter 1
Concepts 9
Open Directory Overview 9
Nodes 10
Search Policies and Search Nodes 12
Record Types 12
Standard Attribute Types 14
Native Attribute Types 15
Authentication 15
Directory Proxy 21
Open Directory, lookupd, and NetInfo 22
Directory Service Command Line Utility 24
Debugging 24
Chapter 2
Working with Nodes 25
Listing Registered Nodes 25
Finding a Node 27
Opening and Closing a Node 28
Authenticating a User to a Node 29
Directory Native Authentication 30
Chapter 3
Working with Records 33
Listing Records 33
Getting Information About a Record’s Attribute 35
Setting the Name of a Record 37
Creating a Record and Adding an Attribute 39
Deleting a Record 41
Document Revision History 43
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