Setting Up Directory Access on a Remote Server


You can use the Directory Access application on your computer to set up and manage how a server with Mac OS X Server accesses directory services and discovers network services. Your computer must have version 10.2 or later of Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server, and the remote server must have Mac OS X Server version 10.2.

  1. In Directory Access on your computer, choose Connect from the Server menu.
  2. Enter the connection and authentication information for the server that you want to configure, then click Connect.

    Address:  enter the DNS name or IP address of the server that you want to configure.

    User Name:  enter the user name of an administrator on the server.

    Password:  enter the password for the user name you entered.

  3. Click the Services, Authentication, and Contacts tabs and change settings as needed.

    All the changes you make affect the remote server to which you connected in the foregoing steps.

  4. When you finish configuring the remote server, choose Disconnect from the Server menu on your computer.