Lesson 3. Accessing Mac OS X Server Directory Services

Time

This lesson takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

Goals

Understand how data is structured and how entries are distinguished in an LDAP database

Use command-line and GUI tools to search for a specific entries in a given LDAP database

Use Directory Access to add a Mac OS X server providing directory services for user authentication

Troubleshoot problems with Open Directory records retrieved from an LDAP database

Interpret entries in a network user account to determine why a user is unable to log in correctly

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