Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 277)

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Managing Guest Computers
If an unknown computer (one that isn’t already in a computer account) connects to your
network and attempts to access services, that computer is treated as a “guest.” Settings
chosen for the Guest Computers account apply to these unknown or “guest” computers.
Using the Guest Computers account is not recommended for large numbers of computers.
Most of your computers should belong to regular computer lists.
During server software installation, a guest computer record is automatically created only in
the original directory domain. Afterward, a server administrator can create additional guest
computer accounts in other directory domains. After the account is created, “Guest
Computers” appears in the list of computer accounts.
Each directory domain can have only one guest computer account. Depending on network
organization and setup, you may not be able to create a guest computer account in certain
directory domains.
Note: You cannot add or move computers to the Guest Computers account, and you cannot
change the list name.
To set up the Guest Computers account:
1 Open Workgroup Manager.
2 Use the At pop-up menu to find the directory domain that contains the guest computer
account you want to modify, then click Accounts.
3 Click the lock and enter your user name and password.
4 Click the Computers tab.
5 Select Guest Computers in the account list.
6 Click List, then select a Preferences settings.
Select Enable if you want to set up managed preferences. If you select this option, you
should click Cache, and then set how often you want to update preferences.
Select Inherit if you want guest computers to have the same managed preference settings as
the parent server.
7 Click Access and select the settings you want to use.
8 Click Cache and set an interval for clearing the preferences cache, then click Save.
After you set up the Guest Computers account, you can manage preferences for it if you
wish. For more information about using managed preferences, see “Managing Preferences”
on page 282.