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Because long group names support various character sets, the number of characters for long group names can range from 255 Roman characters to as few as 63 characters (for character sets in which characters occupy up to 4 bytes).
ÂA short group name contains as many as 255 Roman characters. However, for clients using Mac OS X v10.1.5 or earlier, the short group name must be eight characters or less. Use only the following characters in a short group name:
Âa through z
ÂA through Z
Â0 through 9
Â_ (underscore)
The short name (typically eight or less characters) may be used by Mac OS X to find group members’ user IDs when determining whether a user can access a file as a result of his or her group membership.
For more information about group membership, see “How Group Accounts Track Membership” on page 89.
If a group has a mailing list enabled, the short name is also used in the group’s mailing list address (shortname@hostname.com).
For more information about enabling a group’s mailing list, see “Enabling a Group’s Web Services” on page 98.
You can use Workgroup Manager to edit the long or short names of a group account stored in an Open Directory domain, the local directory domain, or other read/write directory domain. You can also use Workgroup Manager to review the names in any directory domain accessible from the server you’re using.
To work with group names using Workgroup Manager:
1In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts.
2Select the group account you want to work with.
To select an account, click the globe icon, choose the directory domain where the account resides, click the Groups button, and select the group.
3To authenticate, click the lock and enter the name and password of a directory domain administrator.
4Click Basic, then in the Name field (or the “Short name” field) review or edit the names and then click Save.
Before saving a new name, Workgroup Manager checks to ensure that the name is unique.
Defining a Group ID
A group ID is a string of ASCII digits that uniquely identifies the group. The maximum value is 2,147,483,647.
Chapter 5 Setting Up Group Accounts
