Mac OS X Server 10.2: How to Change Password Server Host to Password Server Client

You can change the status of a server from hosting Password Server service to being a Password Server client.
To change the status of a server from hosting Password Server service to being a Password Server client:
  1. Open the Open Directory Assistant at the server to be changed, which in this example will be called Server 1.
  2. In the Security panel, select "stored and accessed locally in user records".
  3. Restart Server 1.
  4. Open the Open Directory Assistant again at Server 1.
  5. In the Directory Use panel, select "get directory information from another system". The parent server from which you intend to get information will be referred to as Server 2 in this example.
  6. In the Configure panel, enter information appropriate for your directory configuration.
  7. Finish by clicking "Go Ahead".
  8. Restart Server 1.
  9. To verify that the change has been completed you may wish to log in locally at Server 1 using user information known to exist on Server 2.

Published Date: Feb 17, 2012