
Populating LDAP Directories With Data for Mac OS X
After configuring access to LDAP directory domains and setting up their data mapping, you can populate them with records and data for Mac OS X. For directory domains that allow remote administration (read/write access), you can use the Workgroup Manager application, which is included with Mac OS X Server, as follows:
- Identify share points and shared domains that you want to mount automatically in a user's /Network directory (the Network globe in Finder windows). Use the Sharing module of Workgroup Manager. Another help topic has instructions for this task.
- Define user records and group records and configure their settings. Use the Accounts module of Workgroup Manager. Another help topic has instructions for this task.
- Define lists of computers that have the same preference settings and are available to the same users and groups. Use the Computers module of Workgroup Manager. Another help topic has instructions for this task.
In all cases, click the small globe icon above the list of users and choose from the pop-up menu in Workgroup Manager to open the LDAP directory domain. If the LDAP directory is not listed in the pop-up menu, choose Other from this menu to select the LDAP directory.
Note: To add records and data to a read-only LDAP directory, you must use tools on the server that hosts the LDAP directory.