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18 Chapter 2 Setting Up Windows Services

You will have to change some settings if you want to set up Mac OS X Server as a

Windows primary domain controller or as a member of the Windows domain of a

Mac OS X Server PDC.

In addition to setting up Windows services and clients, you need to set up accounts for

Windows users, groups, and computers (workstations). For information, see Chapter 3,

“Administering Windows Users, Groups, Computers, and Share Points.”

For information on Mac OS X Server directory and authentication services, including

Open Directory master and replicas, see the Open Directory administration guide.

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 Client Computers” on page 25.

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 “Managing SMB Share Points” on page 41.

In addition, you can improve the user experience by following these guidelines:

• Use comparable versions of application software on both platforms.

• Modify files only with the application they were created in.

• If you have Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 clients, limit Windows file names to 31 characters.

• 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 user passwords for Windows

services. A user account’s password type determines the password validation method.

Open Directory Passwords

If a user’s account has a password type of Open Directory, the user’s password is

validated for Windows services by the Open Directory Password Server. This is the

recommended password validation method and is required for Windows domain login

from a Windows workstation to a Mac OS X Server PDC. An Open Directory password

can also be used to authenticate for Windows file service.

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