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ÂSetting up login preferences so that users can click Computer in the Finder to see the group folder share point and the group folders in it. For instructions, see “Providing Easy Access to the Group Share Point” on page 199.
When setting up these preferences, make sure the group is defined in a shared domain in the search policy of the group member’s computer. For instructions on setting a computer’s search policy, see Open Directory Administration.
If you don’t automate group folder access, group members can access the group folder using the “Connect to Server” command in the Go menu in the Finder to navigate to the server where the group folder resides.
To set up a group folder in the /Groups folder or in another existing share point:
1In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts.
2Select the group account you want to work with.
To select an account, connect to the server where the account resides, click the globe icon, choose the directory domain where the group account is stored, click the Groups button, and then select the group.
3To authenticate, click the lock and enter the name and password of a directory domain administrator.
4Click Group Folder.
5To add a share point to the list, click the Add (+) button and enter the requested information.
In the URL field, enter the full URL to the share point where you want the group folder to reside.
For example, to identify an AFP share point named “SchoolGroups” on a server whose DNS name is “myserver.example.com,” enter afp://myserver.example.com/SchoolGroups.
If you are not using DNS, replace the DNS name of the server hosting the group folder with the server’s IP address: afp://192.168.2.1/SchoolGroups.
In the Path field, enter the path from the share point to the group folder, including the group folder but excluding the share point. Do not put a slash at the beginning or at the end of the path.
For example, if the share point is SchoolGroups and the full path to the group folder is SchoolGroups/StudentGroups/SecondGrade, enter StudentGroups/SecondGrade in the Path field.
Note: Configuring a group folder share point with a network mount record does not cause the group folder to mount when a group member logs in. You can provide easy access to a group folder by managing Dock or login preferences for the group.
Chapter 5 Setting Up Group Accounts
