Setting Up the Authentication and Contacts Search Policies


Directory Access defines an authentication search policy and a contacts search policy.

Each search policy consists of a list of directory domains (also known as directory nodes). The order of directory domains in the list defines the search policy. Starting at the top of the list, Mac OS X searches each listed directory domain in turn until it either finds the information it needs or reaches the end of the list without finding the information.

Each search policy, authentication and contacts, can be set to Automatic, Local directory, or Custom path.