Apple oxs MCXFlags, MCXSettings, AdminLimits, Picture, Comment, John is in charge of product

Attribute

MCXFlags:

If present, MCXSettings is loaded; if absent, MCXSettings isn’t loaded; required for a managed user.

Format Sample values

UTF-8 XML plist, single value

MCXSettings:	UTF-8 XML
A user’s managed	plist, single
preferences	value
AdminLimits	UTF-8 XML
The privileges allowed by	plist, single
Workgroup Manager to a	value
user that can administer the
directory domain
Password:	UNIX crypt
The user’s password
Picture:	UTF-8 text	Maximum 32,676 bytes.
File path to a recognized
graphic file to be used as a
display picture for the user
Comment:	UTF-8 text	John is in charge of product
Any documentation you like		marketing.
UserShell:	Path name	/bin/tcsh
The location of the default		/bin/sh
shell for command-line		None (this value prevents users with accounts in the
interactions with the server		directory domain from accessing the server remotely
		via a command line)
		Non-zero length.
Authentication	ASCII text	Values describe the user’s authentication methods.
Authority:		Can be multivalued (for example, basic and
Describes the user’s		ShadowHash).
authentication methods,		Each value has the format vers; tag; data (where vers
such as Open Directory or		and data may be blank).
crypt password; not required		Crypt password: ;basic;
for a user with only a crypt
		Open Directory
password; absence of this
		authentication: ;ApplePasswordServer; HexID, server’s
attribute signifies legacy
		public key IPaddress:port
authentication (crypt with
		Shadow password (local directory domain
Authentication Manager, if
it’s available).		only): ;ShadowHash;
AuthenticationHint:	UTF-8 text	Your guess is as good as mine.
Text set by the user to be		Maximum 255 bytes.
displayed as a password
reminder

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