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That is handy for users on large networks where the FileMaker Server may be on a different segment of the network and not visible in the “Local Hosts” display. This feature writes an entry in that phonebook so that you can look it up and find it easily. So what is it there for? Oversimplifying a bit, think of a Directory Service as a phonebook. It is not part of the feature to let Active Directory and Open Directory accounts access the FileMaker Solution. However, in order to use External Authentication you do NOT need to configure this “Directory Services” part of FileMaker Server. You can probably already guess where that confusion comes from: both Active Directory and Open Directory are Directory Services. Unfortunately, FileMaker Server has another feature under the “FileMaker Clients” tab of the configuration called “Directory Service.” This one causes all sorts of confusion. You flip this switch in the FileMaker Server admin console to complete the configuration:.The FileMaker Server machine needs to be a member server of the Active Directory or Open Directory domain, and.For the feature to work you need only two things on the deployment side:
#FILEMAKER SERVER DIRECTORY SERVICE WINDOWS#
When you host a FileMaker solution on FileMaker Server you can take advantage of a very powerful feature to use accounts and groups already in the company’s Windows Active Directory or the OS X Open Directory.