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Finding and Listing Accounts
Workgroup Manager provides several methods for finding and listing user accounts, group accounts, computer accounts, and computer groups.
Working with Account Lists in Workgroup Manager
In Workgroup Manager, user accounts, group accounts, computer accounts, and computer groups are listed on the left side of the Workgroup Manager window.
The following settings influence the contents and appearance of the list:
ÂWorkgroup Manager preferences control the maximum number of records shown and whether you want to enable the Inspector (which allows you to view or edit raw directory data). To set up Workgroup Manager preferences, choose Workgroup Manager > Preferences.
ÂThe list reflects the directory you’ve chosen from the globe icon. If you connect to the directory server, the accounts in the parent directory domain are listed. If you do not connect to the directory server, local accounts are listed.
The listed domains are the local directory domain, all directory domains in the server’s search policy, and all available directory domains (domains the server is configured to access, even if not in the search policy). For instructions on configuring a server to access directory domains, see Open Directory Administration.
After you choose directory domains, all accounts residing in those domains are listed.
ÂYou can list users, groups, computers or computer groups by clicking the Users, Groups, Computers, or Computer Groups buttons above the search filter.
ÂTo sort a list, click a column heading. An arrow shows the sort order (ascending or descending), which you can reverse by clicking the column heading again.
ÂYou can search for specific items in the list by typing in the field above the accounts list. To choose the search criteria, use the Search (magnifying glass)
To work with accounts, select them. Settings for the selected accounts appear in the pane to the right of the list. Available settings vary, depending on which pane you’re viewing.
Listing Accounts in the Local Directory Domain
When you list accounts in the local directory domain, you list all local accounts. These local accounts can only be accessed by users of the local computer or server, not by users of client computers.
Services and programs running on a server can access the server’s local directory domain. Programs running on a client computer, such as the client computer’s login window, can’t access the server’s local directory domain.
If a server hosts file services, users with accounts from the server’s local directory domain can authenticate with the file services.
Chapter 3 Getting Started with Workgroup Manager
