For details, see “Working with Basic Settings” on page 63 through “Working with Windows Settings” on page 85.
From the Command Line
You can also edit user account information using the dscl command in Terminal. For more information, see the users and groups chapter of
Working with Read-Only User Accounts
Use Workgroup Manager to review information about user accounts stored in
To work with a read-only user account:
1In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts.
2Make sure that the directory services of the Mac OS X Server computer you’re using are configured to access the directory domain where the account resides.
For information about using Directory Utility to configure server connections, see Open Directory Administration. For information about the user account elements that need to be mapped, see the appendix, “Importing and Exporting Account Information.”
3Click the globe icon and choose the directory domain where the user’s account resides.
4Review the user’s account settings using the panes provided.
For details, see “Working with Basic Settings” on page 63 through “Working with Windows Settings” on page 85.
Working with Guest Users
You can set up some services to support guest users, who are not authenticated because they don’t have a valid user name or password. You don’t need to create a user account to support guest users.
The following services can be set up to support guest access:
ÂApple file service. See File Services Administration.
ÂFTP service. See File Services Administration.
ÂWeb service. See Web Technologies Administration.
ÂWindows services. See Open Directory Administration.
Users who connect to a server anonymously are restricted to files, folders, and websites with permissions set to Everyone.
Another kind of guest user account is a managed user account that you can configure for easy setup of public or kiosk computers. For more about these kinds of user accounts, see Chapter 10, “Managing Preferences.”
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