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Setting Up NetInfo Hierarchies
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Step 5: Add a machine record for the English domain to the root domain
On server1, add a machine record to the root domain to identify the English domain. Use
the same process as in step 4, but set up the machine record properties like this:
m
The name should be server2.
m
The IP address should be server2’s IP address.
m
The serves property should be English/network.
Step 6: Restart both servers
Restart server1, then restart server2 to ensure that all your NetInfo changes take effect.
Step 7: Set up Windows user authentication
If users of Windows computers need to be authenticated using NetInfo, set up authentication
as described in “Setting Up Windows User Authentication” on page 56.
Setting Up Local Domains of Network Users
To configure the local domain of a Mac OS X computer to bind to the shared domain that
should be its parent, use the Directory Setup application on the local domain’s computer.
A computer can bind to its parent using broadcast, static, or DHCP binding. You can also
configure a computer with multiple binding options so that if a parent is not located with
one, another one is used. NetInfo attempts to locate the parent using chosen options in
this order: static, DHCP, broadcast.
Static Binding
Static binding is most commonly used when the parent domain’s computer is not on the
same IP subnet as the computer that needs to access it.
Use this procedure to configure a Mac OS X computer to use static binding:
1
On the Mac OS X computer, open Directory Setup, located in /Applications/Utilities. Click
the lock icon and log in as the local administrator.
2
Select NetInfo and click Configure.
3
Choose “Attempt to connect to a specific NetInfo server.”
4
Enter the IP address of the parent domain’s computer in the Server Address field.
5
Enter the parent domain’s NetInfo tag in the Server Tag field.
6
Click OK.
7
Restart the computer.