If you have AppleShare IP services installed on more than one computer, you can perform all user and group administration on a primary server, and set up to 10 secondary servers to get user and group information from the primary server.

If a user logs on to a secondary server with a name or password that isn't registered on the server, the server checks the primary server and copies the name, password, and any group membership for the user.

Before you begin

Before setting up secondary servers:

1	Install AppleShare IP on all secondary servers.
	IMPORTANT: Your software license agreement allows you to run one copy of AppleShare IP on one computer. If you want to install AppleShare IP on more than one computer, you need to purchase additional copies of the software.
2	Make sure you've configured Users & Groups on the primary server.
3	Write down the IP address of the primary server.
	You need to enter this address when you set up each secondary server.

Setting up a secondary server

To set up a secondary server:

1	Open Mac OS Server Admin and log on to the server you want to configure.
2	Press the Users & Groups button and choose Show Users & Groups List.
3	Double-click the name of the owner and make sure the name and password match the name and password of the owner on the primary server.
	The owner name is case-sensitive.
4	Close the user window.
5	Press the Users & Groups button and choose Configure Users & Groups Settings.
6	Select "Get Users & Groups from another server" and enter information about the server and cached user and group information.
	WARNING: Existing user and group information on the server will be deleted.
7	Click Save.
8	Repeat steps 1 through 7 on other secondary servers.
	When a server is set up properly, you see the IP address of the primary server in the Users & Groups List window.

Configuring mail service for a secondary server

You can move some users' mail accounts to a secondary server if there is not enough disk space on the primary server for the expected mail load.

To configure mail service on a secondary server:

1	Open Mac OS Server Admin and log on to the primary server.
2	Press the Users & Groups button and choose Show Users & Groups List.
3	Double-click the user whose mail account location you want to change.
4	In the user window, choose Mail Services Admin from the pop-up menu and make sure mail is enabled.
5	Type the DNS name of the new mail server.
6	Configure the user's e-mail application to contact the secondary server.
	Tip: You can change many accounts simultaneously by exporting user information to a text file, changing it, and reimporting it.