Mac OS X Server 10.2: Configuring as Authentication "Child" Does Not Stop Password Server
The configuration of Mac OS X Server as a "child" server that gets authentication information from a different "parent" server does not in itself stop the password service on the child server. The configuration in question occurs when you select password information option "obtained from another system" in Open Directory Assistant. This document explains how you should configure the server to get authentication information from another server.
Products Affected
Mac OS X Server 10.3
Symptom
Password service continues on your server after you configure it to authenticate to another (parent) server.
Solution
If you would like to change your configuration from being a password server to obtaining password information from another password server, follow these steps:
After following these steps, the Password Server process should not be running on the original server.
Password service continues on your server after you configure it to authenticate to another (parent) server.
Solution
If you would like to change your configuration from being a password server to obtaining password information from another password server, follow these steps:
- 1. Open the Open Directory Assistant.
2. In the Security panel, select the option for password information to be "stored and accessed locally in user records."
3. Save this setting and restart the server.
4. Open the Open Directory Assistant.
5. Select the option for password information to be "obtained from another system."
6. Save this setting and restart the server.
After following these steps, the Password Server process should not be running on the original server.