Apple 10.5 Leapard Designing the Login Experience, Environment Desired effect, Key login settings

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Tailors the work

Limits access

 

This preference

environment

and control

By letting you manage

Network

%

%

Proxy settings for accessing servers through

 

 

 

a firewall

 

 

 

 

Parental Controls

 

%

Web access and time limits on computer

 

 

 

use

 

 

 

 

Printing

 

%

Printers a user can use, and page footer

 

 

 

settings

 

 

 

 

Software Update

%

 

Server to use for updates

 

 

 

 

System

 

%

System preferences that are enabled on the

Preferences

 

 

user’s computer

 

 

 

 

Time Machine

%

 

Which volumes are backed up and how

 

 

 

long the backup files are retained

 

 

 

 

Universal Access

%

 

Hardware settings for users with special

 

 

 

visual, auditory, or other needs

 

 

 

 

Designing the Login Experience

An example of the power of preference management is the ability to shape and control the user’s login experience. You can set up Login preferences for computers and computer groups to control the appearance of the login window.

The following table provides example configurations of the login window and login options to suit your environment.

Environment

Desired effect

Kiosk

The computer should

 

always be logged in as a

 

local or guest account.

 

Users can also log in with

 

their personal accounts

 

(either externally or by

 

using network accounts).

Key login settings

ÂShow “Other”

ÂDon’t show Restart or Shut Down buttons

ÂDon’t show password hint

ÂEnable automatic login

ÂDon’t enable >console login

ÂDon’t log out inactive users

ÂEnable external accounts

ÂEnable guest account

Educational lab

Users should be able to

 

select their account from a

 

list.

 

People without accounts

 

shouldn’t be able to shut

 

down or restart the

 

computer.

 

Inactive users should be

 

automatically logged out.

ÂMessage:“Welcome to the Math Lab.”

ÂShow mobile accounts and network users

ÂDon’t show Restart or Shut Down buttons

ÂDon’t show password hint

ÂDon’t enable automatic login

ÂLog out inactive users

ÂEnable external accounts

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Apple 10.5 Leapard manual Designing the Login Experience, Environment Desired effect, Key login settings