Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 177)

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3 To create a preset using data in an existing user account, open the account. To create a preset
using an empty user account, create a new user account.
4 Fill in the fields with values you want new user accounts to inherit. Delete any values you do
not want to prespecify if you are basing the preset on an existing account.
The following attributes can be defined in a user account preset: password settings, home
directory settings, quotas, default shell, primary group ID, group membership list, and mail
settings.
5 On the Presets pop-up menu, choose Save Preset, enter a name for the preset, then click OK.
Creating a Preset for Group Accounts
To create a preset for group accounts:
1 Open Workgroup Manager on the server from which you will be creating group accounts.
Ensure that the server has been configured to access the Mac OS X directory domain or non-
Apple LDAPv3 directory domain in which the preset will be used to create new accounts.
2 Click the Accounts button.
3 To create a preset using data in an existing group account, open the account. To create a
preset using an empty group account, create a new group account.
4 Fill in the fields with values you want new user groups to inherit. Delete any values you do
not want to prespecify if you are basing the preset on an existing account.
5 On the Presets pop-up menu, choose Save Preset, enter a name for the preset, then click OK.
Using Presets to Create New Accounts
To create a new account using a preset:
1 Open Workgroup Manager on a server configured to access the Mac OS X directory domain
or non-Apple LDAPv3 directory domain in which the preset will be used to create the new
account.
2 Click the Accounts button.
3 Use the At pop-up menu to open the directory domain in which you want the new account
to reside.
4 Click the lock to be authenticated as a directory domain administrator.
5 From the Presets pop-up menu, choose the preset you want to use.
6 Create a new account.
7 Add or update attribute values as appropriate, either interactively or using an import file.