July 2008
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
9h 3m
English
Time | This chapter takes approximately 3 hours to complete. |
Goals | Create and edit local user records Create and edit group records Troubleshoot login issues |
In this first chapter, you will learn the benefits and features of directory services in Mac OS X version 10.5. This chapter begins with a quick review of definitions. It then introduces more advanced directory services concepts, including how applications and operating systems use standardized requests for identification and authentication to the DirectoryService daemon (which uses plug-ins that you configure) to provide access to multiple sources of directory data, including Microsoft’s Active Directory. You will also learn how to use dscl (the ...