
Accessing Legacy NetInfo Domains
Shared directory domains that were created with Mac OS X Server versions earlier than 10.3 used the NetInfo protocol (and optionally the LDAPv3 protocol). NetInfo can still be used to access these legacy NetInfo domains. This means:
- Any Mac OS X Server or other Mac OS X computer can access a shared NetInfo domain hosted by a server that has been upgraded to Mac OS X Server version 10.3.
- Mac OS X Server version 10.3 and Mac OS X version 10.3 can access any existing shared NetInfo domain.
Note: You cannot create a new shared NetInfo domain with Mac OS X Server version 10.3 except by using command-line utilities. If you use Server Assistant or Server Admin to set up Mac OS X Server version 10.3 to be an Open Directory master (that is, to host a shared LDAP directory), other computers can access this new shared directory only by using LDAP.
Expert system administrators can manage NetInfo domains as follows: