To ensure that a type of user doesn’t show up in the list, deselect the corresponding setting.
To display mobile accounts on client computers with Mac OS X v10.5 or later, select “Show mobile accounts.”
To display mobile accounts on client computers with Mac OS X v10.4 installed, select “Show local users.”
To allow unlisted users to log in, select “Show Other.”
11To allow the user to restart the computer, select “Show Restart button.”
If the user has physical access to the computer, he or she can still restart the computer.
12To allow the user to shut down the computer, select “Show Shut Down button.”
If the user has physical access to the computer, he or she can still shut down the computer.
You might also want to remove the Restart and Shut Down commands from the Finder. For more information, see “Managing Finder Preferences” on page 182.
13Click Apply Now.
Configuring Miscellaneous Login Options
You can configure the following login options that don’t change the appearance of the login window but affect how users log in.
Option | What this does when enabled |
Show password hint when | If the user supplied a password hint and he or she enters an |
needed and available | incorrect password three times, the password hint appears. |
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Enable automatic login | If the computer’s local settings enable Automatic Login, the login |
| window is bypassed when the computer starts up. |
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Enable >console login | Users can log in using the Darwin console |
| interface). To log in to the console, the user enters “>console” and |
| no password in the login window. This allows the user to bypass |
| management. |
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Enable Fast User Switching | With Fast User Switching, more than one account is available at the |
| same time on a single computer. |
| The list of current active (authenticated) accounts appears in a |
| menu on the right side of the Finder menu bar, allowing you to |
| switch to a different account by choosing it. |
| A user must authenticate to switch to his or her account, but the |
| previous user does not need to log out first. |
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Log out users after # minutes of | If a client computer has Mac OS X v10.3 or later, when the set time |
activity | interval has passed, the user is logged out and returned to the |
| login window. |
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Local administrators may refresh | When local administrators log in, they have the option not to |
or disable management | choose a workgroup and to disable preference management. |
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