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Apple Training Series Mac OS X Directory Services v10.5
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Apple Training Series Mac OS X Directory Services v10.5

by Arek Dreyer
July 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
432 pages
9h 3m
English
Peachpit Press
Content preview from Apple Training Series Mac OS X Directory Services v10.5

Chapter 4. Accessing an Active Directory Service

Time

This chapter takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

Goals

Configure Mac OS X to log in using Active Directory

Troubleshoot binding issues

Troubleshoot login issues

Active Directory is Microsoft’s directory services solution that provides LDAP and Kerberos services for identification and authentication. Many organizations with Windows computers use Active Directory because it provides these features:

  • Security and policy management for Windows computers

  • Tight integration with popular application servers such as Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server

  • High availability, with the ability to place multiple replica servers across geographic locations in a multimaster configuration

It is easy to integrate ...

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