Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration
Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration Integrating Mac OS X Server into Heterogeneous Networks By Michael Bartosh, Ryan Faas
May 2005
Pages: 846

| Table of Contents | Index | Sample Chapter | Colophon

Table of Contents

  1. Server Installation and Management

    1. Chapter 1 Designing Your Server Environment

      1. Planning

    2. Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Mac OS X Server

      1. Mac OS X Server Installation Architecture
      2. Graphical Installation and Configuration
      3. Command-Line Installation and Configuration
      4. Automatic Server Configuration
      5. Other Installation and Configuration Options
      6. Putting It All Together

    3. Chapter 3 Server Management Tools

      1. Graphical Tools
      2. Command-Line Tools
      3. Server Management Daemons

    4. Chapter 4 System Administration

      1. Philosophies
      2. System Management

    5. Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

      1. Strategies
      2. Tools

  2. Directory Services

    1. Chapter 6 Open Directory Server

      1. Managing Open Directory Server
      2. Accessing an Open Directory DomainOpen Directory ServerOpen Directory MasterOpen Directory Domain accessOpen Directory Domain

    2. Chapter 7 Identification and Authorization in Open Directory Server

      1. LDAP: A Communication Protocol
      2. LDAP Basics
      3. OpenLDAPOpenLDAP
      4. LDAP Data and Open Directory Server

    3. Chapter 8 Authentication in Open Directory Server

      1. PasswordService (SASLOpen Directory ServerSASL authenticationOpen Directory ServerSASL)
      2. Kerberos: MIT KDCKerberosMIT KDC
      3. Putting It All Together

    4. Chapter 9 Replication in Open Directory Server

      1. Creating an Open Directory Replica
      2. The Replication Process
      3. Client-Side Replica Discovery
      4. Replication Best Practices

  3. IP Services

    1. Chapter 10 xinetd

      1. Configuration
      2. Architecture

    2. Chapter 11 DNS

      1. Graphical Interface
      2. Configuration Storage
      3. Troubleshooting
      4. Advanced Configuration

    3. Chapter 12 DHCP

      1. Graphical Configuration
      2. Advanced Configuration
      3. ISC's dhcpd

    4. Chapter 13 NAT

      1. Managing NAT
      2. Architecture
      3. Advanced Configuration

  4. File Services

    1. Chapter 14 File Services Overview

      1. Share Points
      2. Managing Share Points
      3. The sharing Command
      4. Automounts
      5. Automount Schema
      6. Guest Access and Automounts
      7. Troubleshooting Automounts
      8. Supporting Home Directories

    2. Chapter 15 Apple Filing Protocol

      1. AFP Management: Server AdminAFP (Apple Filing Protocol)Server Admin
      2. AFP Management: Workgroup ManagerAFP (Apple Filing Protocol)Workgroup Manager
      3. Architecture
      4. Permissions Mapping
      5. Integration
      6. Troubleshooting

    3. Chapter 16 Windows File Services

      1. Managing Windows ServicesServer AdminWindows Services: Server AdminWindows ServicesServer Admin
      2. Managing Windows ServicesWorkgroup Manager (continued)Windows Services Advanced pane, Server AdminWindows Services Using Workgroup ManagerWindows ServicesWorkgroup Manager
      3. Architecture
      4. Apple's Changes to Samba
      5. Useful Utilities
      6. Troubleshooting

    4. Chapter 17 FTP

      1. Managing FTP with Server AdminFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)FTP servicesServer Admin
      2. Managing FTP Using Workgroup ManagerFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)FTP servicesWorkgroup Manager
      3. Architecture
      4. Securing FTP

    5. Chapter 18 Network File System

      1. The NFS (In)security Model
      2. Managing NFS with Server AdminNFS (Network File System)Server Admin
      3. Managing NFS with Workgroup ManagerNFS (Network File System)Workgroup Manager

    6. Chapter 19 Print Services

      1. Managing Print Services
      2. PrintServiceAccess
      3. Managing Print ServicesWorkgroup ManagerPrint Services with Workgroup ManagerPrint ServicesWorkgroup Manager
      4. Making Queues Available in Open Directory
      5. Quotas and Authentication
      6. Print Services Architecture

  5. Security Services

    1. Chapter 20 The Mac OS X Server Firewall

      1. A Firewall's Place in Network Communication
      2. Reporting and Monitoring
      3. Managing the Firewall Service

    2. Chapter 21 Virtual Private Networks

      1. VPN Protocols
      2. Server Configuration
      3. racoon.confracoon.confracoon.conf
      4. anonymous.conf
      5. Configuring PPTP
      6. Logging
      7. Client Information
      8. Internet Connect
      9. Other Considerations

  6. Internet Services

    1. Chapter 22 Mail Services

      1. Mail Protocols
      2. Graphical Management
      3. Mail Architecture
      4. Migration
      5. Advanced Configuration

    2. Chapter 23 Web Services

      1. Web ServicesWeb Services
      2. Web Service Configuration: The Settings Tab
      3. Architecture
      4. Useful Utilities
      5. Troubleshooting

    3. Chapter 24 Application Servers

      1. Running the Server
      2. Installing Applications
      3. Server Layout
      4. Building Java Web Applications
      5. Complex Applications
      6. Apple Proprietary Tools
      7. Next Steps

  7. Client Management

    1. Chapter 25 Managing Preferences for Mac OS X Clients

      1. Applying Managed Preferences
      2. Configuring Individual Preferences

    2. Chapter 26 Managing Classic Mac OS Workstations Using Mac Manager

      1. Mac Manager andOpen DirectoryMac Manager and Open Directory
      2. Mac Manager Environment Types
      3. Mac Managershare pointsMac Manager Share Points and Folders
      4. The Mac Manager Client Software
      5. Mac Manager Preference Management
      6. Mac Manager Administration
      7. Troubleshooting Mac Manager

    3. Chapter 27 Managing Windows Clients Using Mac OS X Server

      1. Hosting a Windows Domain
      2. Configuring Member and Standalone Servers
      3. Integrating Windows Member Servers in a Mac OS X Server-Hosted Domain

    4. Chapter 28 Workstation Deployment and Maintenance

      1. Disk Images
      2. NetBootworkstationsdeploymentNetBoot
      3. NetInstallNetInstallNetInstall
      4. Apple Software Restore
      5. Deploying New Software and Software Updates

    5. Chapter 29 Apple Remote Desktop

      1. Administrator Computers
      2. Remote Desktop Users
      3. Installing and Configuring the ARD Client Software
      4. Working with Computer Lists
      5. Remote Management Tasks
      6. Generating Client Reports
      7. Automating Remote Desktop Using the Saved Tasks List
      8. Working with VNC

  1. Appendix Introduction to Directory Services

    1. Identification, Authentication, and Authorization

    2. Open Directory: The Ever-Expanding Marketecture

    3. The lookupddaemonslookupd Daemon

  2. Colophon

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