Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 128)

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Group Directories
When you define a group, you can also specify a directory for storing files you want group
members to share. The location of the directory is stored in the group account.
You can grant administration privileges for a group directory to a user. A group directory
administrator has owner privileges for the group directory and can use the Finder to change
group directory attributes.
Workgroups
When you define preferences for a group it is known as a workgroup. A workgroup provides
you with a way to manage the working environment of group members.
Any preferences you define for a Mac OS X workgroup are stored in the group account.
Preferences for Mac OS 8 and 9 workgroups are stored using Macintosh Manager. See
Chapter 6, “Client Management: Mac OS X,” and Chapter 10, “Client Management: Mac OS 9
and OS 8,” for a description of workgroup preferences.
Computer Access
You can set up computer accounts, which let you restrict access to particular computers by
members of specific groups. See Chapter 6, “Client Management: Mac OS X,” and Chapter 10,
“Client Management: Mac OS 9 and OS 8,” for a description of how to set up computer
accounts and specify preferences for them.
Kinds of Users and Groups
Mac OS X Server uses several different kinds of users and groups. Most of these are user-
defined—user and group accounts that you create. There are also some pre-defined user and
group accounts, which are reserved for use by Mac OS X.
Users and Managed Users
Depending on how you have your server and your user accounts set up, users can log in
using Mac OS 8, 9, and X computers; Windows computers; or UNIX computers—stationary
or portable—and be supported by Mac OS X Server in their work.
Most users have an individual account, which is used to authenticate them and control their
access to services. When you want to personalize a user’s environment, you define user,
group, and/or computer preferences for the user. Sometimes the term “managed client” or
“managed user” is used for a user who has preferences associated with his account.
“Managed client” is also used to refer to computer accounts that have preferences defined
for them.