What's New in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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Miscellaneous application improvements
![[Console application]](/images/2003/10/console_main.jpg "Console application, click to enlarge")
The Console application is a centralized log viewer. It now sports a browseable pane of common log files and directories.
![[Console preferences window]](/images/2003/10/console_preferences.jpg "Console preferences, click to enlarge")
If you are watching a particular log file, you can have Console notify you when it changes, either by bouncing its dock icon or bringing the entire application to the front.
![[Directory Access]](/images/2003/10/directory_access_main.jpg "Directory Access, click to enlarge")
Directory Access enables, disables, and configures directory services. New in Mac OS X 10.3 is native support for Microsoft's Active Directory.
![[Directory Access Active Directory configuration]](/images/2003/10/directory_access_active_directory.jpg "Directory Access Active Directory configuration, click to enlarge")
You can specify the default Active Directory server to connect to by selecting Active Directory and choosing "Configure", which brings up a window for binding to an Active Directory server.
![[Directory Access BSD/NIS configuration]](/images/2003/10/directory_access_bsd_and_nis.jpg "Directory Access BSD/NIS configuration, click to enlarge")
You can also bind to a NIS server by enabling "BSD Flat File and NIS" and choosing "Configure". Learn more about NIS.
![[Terminal Connect To Server window]](/images/2003/10/terminal_connect_to_server.jpg "Terminal Connect To Server window, click to enlarge")
The Terminal application now has a Connect to Server window, which allows you to browse your network for SSH, FTP, SFTP, and telnet servers, and then opens a new terminal window with the connection.