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Chapter 4
Windows Service
Before You Set Up Windows Services
If you plan to provide Windows services from Mac OS X Server, read the following
sections for issues you should keep in mind. You should also check the Microsoft
documentation for your version of Windows to find out more about the capabilities of
the client software. Although Mac OS X Server does not require any special software or
configuration on Windows client computers, you may want to read “Supporting
Windows Clients” on page 66.
sections for issues you should keep in mind. You should also check the Microsoft
documentation for your version of Windows to find out more about the capabilities of
the client software. Although Mac OS X Server does not require any special software or
configuration on Windows client computers, you may want to read “Supporting
Windows Clients” on page 66.
Ensuring the Best Cross-Platform Experience
Mac OS and Windows computers store and maintain files differently. For the best cross-
platform experience, you should set up at least one share point to be used only by your
Windows users. See “Creating a Share Point and Setting Privileges” on page 22.
platform experience, you should set up at least one share point to be used only by your
Windows users. See “Creating a Share Point and Setting Privileges” on page 22.
In addition, you can improve the user experience by following these guidelines:
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Use comparable versions of application software on both platforms.
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Modify files only with the application they were created in.
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If you have Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 clients, limit Windows file names to 31 characters.
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Don’t use symbols or characters with accents in the names of shared items.
Windows User Password Validation
Mac OS X Server supports several methods of validating Windows user passwords.
Password Server is the recommended method. It supports LDAP as well as NetInfo
because the directory does not store the password, just a pointer to the proper
Password Server and user ID. The Password Server database is a private root readable
file, and the contents are encrypted. Passwords are not accessible over the network for
reading—they can only be verified.
Password Server is the recommended method. It supports LDAP as well as NetInfo
because the directory does not store the password, just a pointer to the proper
Password Server and user ID. The Password Server database is a private root readable
file, and the contents are encrypted. Passwords are not accessible over the network for
reading—they can only be verified.
Authentication Manager is supported for upgrades from Mac OS X Server version10.1.
Existing users will continue to use Authentication Manager. (If you export from
Mac OS X Server and reimport, you do not get the tim_password set. You must
manually set the password for each user after import.) You can enable Authentication
Manager from the command line. Use Basic password validation. You should set
Authentication Manager passwords on the server hosting the domain you are editing.
Existing users will continue to use Authentication Manager. (If you export from
Mac OS X Server and reimport, you do not get the tim_password set. You must
manually set the password for each user after import.) You can enable Authentication
Manager from the command line. Use Basic password validation. You should set
Authentication Manager passwords on the server hosting the domain you are editing.
Note: Authentication Manager is only supported with NetInfo.
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