For information about setting up home folders using AFP, NFS, or SMB, see Chapter 7, “Setting Up Home Folders.”
Step 5: Create user accounts and home folders
You can use Workgroup Manager to create user accounts in directories that reside on Mac OS X Server or in other read/write directory domains. The following sections contain instructions for creating accounts and folders:
ÂTo create user accounts, see Chapter 4, “Setting Up User Accounts.”
ÂTo create mobile user accounts, see Chapter 8, “Managing Portable Computers.”
ÂTo set up home folders, see Chapter 7, “Setting Up Home Folders.”
Step 6: Set up client computers
Mac OS X Server supports users of Mac OS X, Windows, and UNIX client computers.
For Mac OS X computers, configure the search policy of the computers so it locates shared directory domains. For instructions, see Open Directory Administration.
For setup instructions for mobile Mac OS X computers that use AirPort to communicate with Mac OS X Server, see Designing AirPort Extreme Networks at http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport/.
You can join Windows workstations to the Mac OS X Server primary domain controller (PDC), which is similar to the way you configure Windows workstations to join a Windows NT server domain.
If you have more than a few Macintosh client computers to set up, consider using NetInstall to create a system image that automates client computer setup.
For instructions, see System Imaging and Software Update Administration.
To prevent unauthorized access to client computers, secure them from local and network threats. For information, see Mac OS X Security Configuration.
Step 7: Define user account preferences
You manage the work environment of Macintosh users whose accounts reside in a shared domain by defining user account preferences. For information about Mac OS X user preferences, see Chapter 9, “Client Management Overview,” and Chapter 10, “Managing Preferences.”
Step 8: Create group accounts and group folders
Use Workgroup Manager to create group accounts in directories that reside on Mac OS X Server and in other read/write directory domains.
You can create group folders to distribute documents and organize group member applications. You can also set up ACLs and other access privileges to restrict a group’s access to folders or files:
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