
From the Command Line
You can also disable a user account using the dscl and pwpolicy commands in Terminal. For more information, see the users and groups chapter of
Working with Presets
Presets are templates used to define attributes that apply to new user, group, or computer group accounts.
Creating a Preset for User Accounts
You can create presets to use when creating user accounts in a directory domain.
Presets are stored in the directory domain you’re currently viewing. If you change directory domains, the presets you created in the other directory domain are not available.
To create a preset for user accounts:
1In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts.
2Click the globe icon and then choose the domain where the user’s account resides.
3To authenticate, click the lock and enter the name and password of a directory domain administrator.
4To create a preset using data in an existing user account, open the account; to create a preset from scratch, create a user account.
5If you’re basing the preset on an existing account, fill in the fields with values you want new user accounts to inherit and then delete values you don’t want to specify in advance.
The following attributes can be defined in a
6Click Preferences.
7Configure settings you want the preset to define, and then click Accounts.
After configuring preference settings for a preset, you return to the Accounts settings to save the preset.
8From the Presets
The preset is saved to the current directory domain.
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