Integrating MacOS X and Novell eDirectory 2
Introduction
This document describes how you can use information stored in Novell’s eDirectory to
authenticate Macintosh users and provide file services and home directories for them on
Netware 6. To do so, you’ll take advantage of the Mac OS X directory services
architecture. This setup can be similar to a Windows PC setup with Novell’s Client 32.
Directory Services
A directory service provides a central repository for information about the systems,
applications, and users in an organization. It also defines the relationships and access
privileges between systems, applications and users in an organization. In education and
enterprise environments, a directory service is the ideal way to manage users and
computing resources. Organizations with as few as 10 people can benefit by deploying a
directory service.
Directory services can be doubly beneficial. They centralize system and network
administration, and they simplify a user’s experience on the network. With a directory
service, information about all the users—such as their names, passwords, and
preferences—as well as printers and other resources on a network can be maintained in a
single location rather than on each computer on the network. Using a directory service
can reduce the system administrator’s user management burden. In addition, users can log
in to any authorized computer on the network, with their Desktop customized using their
individual preferences, and easily locate and use authorized network resources. Apple has
built an open, extensible directory services architecture into Mac OS X and Mac OS X
Server. This architecture directs system software and applications to either Apple’s
NetInfo (the directory that ships with Mac OS X Server) or an LDAP (Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol) directory located on the network. NetInfo is an easy-to-
deploy, scalable directory service for Macintosh networks. LDAP is an open standard
commonly used in mixed environments. By adding LDAP support, Apple provides
customers with the ability to easily integrate Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server systems
into most managed networks. In addition, it is now possible to integrate Mac OS X
computers into environments based on Novell’s eDirectory. This support lets you
maintain Mac OS X user names and passwords in eDirectory, authenticate Mac OS X
users with eDirectory, and allow users to mount their network home directory based on
information stored in eDirectory.
Today, directory services are an essential part of any computing infrastructure. Directory
services fill a number of critical roles, including managing workgroups, workflows,
employee directories, and hardware and software resources. With Mac OS X’s open
directory services architecture and built-in support for open standards, Mac OS X
desktops and servers can now leverage directory services wherever they reside—in a
Macintosh NetInfo directory, in a Novell eDirectory, or in an enterprise LDAP directory.
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