Re: More [OD or Netinfo?]

On Jan 18, 2007, at 12:40 AM, John aka \"Tunes\" wrote:

On Jan 17, 2007, at 8:12 PM, John Hutchison wrote:

In 10.4 Server, Netinfo and Open Directory coexist and either can be used depending on the circumstances. Accounts in Netinfo are local to the server (as they are Mac OS X 10.4) and can be queried by any service on the server.

Can you use both at the same time?
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On Jan 17, 2007, at 5:40 PM, Patrick Gallagher wrote:

Is OD setup to begin with? How many users? What service(s) are the user accounts going to access? OD could be unnecessary for a 10 user shop that needs file sharing.
Users? 30 to 50. At this time only file server (raid) different types of media; print & grafix, a little video-the avid port server will handle the bulk, we got the X-raid to take the load off of the avid portserver.

Then you should use OD.

NetInfo will work but you will be losing alot of functionality.
...like what?

LOL (seriously) - read the product documentation. Why are you pursuing a seemingly misguided train of thought, seeking for others to "prove it wrong" ? I would never rely on NetInfo for handling that many users, certainly not as of 10.3 server.

You might as well be asking us to "convince" you as to why you shouldn't use Active Directory on a (current) Windows server with that many users. Not to compare the products per se (that's not my point).

On Jan 17, 2007, at 4:11 PM, email@hidden wrote:
What are you looking to accomplish?

Lots of available space on the XserveRaid, quickly delivered with out all the other hoops ._ds files etc.

Huh ? What does using an Xserve RAID and just as much, ".DS files" to do with NetInfo vs. "OD" (LDAPv3, kerberos, etc.)

On Jan 17, 2007, at 2:11 PM, lbland wrote:.
Also, NetInfo is a hassle and breaks easily.

I haven't seen anything about migrating, Can I export or convert. (May have been too tired when I read where ever that is.)
Why is netinfo a hassle and how does it break easily?

You can set scheduled exports of your OD setup and all that encompasses, if you promote your server to an OD master.

Then it's *relatively* trivial to wipe & reinstall on your OS drive should that ever be necessary, enter proper IP & hostname info, then import your OD backup and away you go.

Spend some time with the ni- utils (nicl, niutil, etc.) and then form your own opinion.

References:
	>OD or Netinfo? (From: <email@hidden>)
	>Re: OD or Netinfo? (From: david <email@hidden>)
	>Re: OD or Netinfo? (From: John Hutchison <email@hidden>)