Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 308)

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Managing Media Access Preferences
Media Access preferences let you control settings for and access to CDs, DVDs, the local hard
drive, and external disks (for example, floppy disks and FireWire drives).
Media Access Disc Media Preferences
Disc Media settings affect only CDs, DVDs, and recordable discs (for example, a CD-R, CD-
RW, or DVD-R). Computers that do not have appropriate hardware to use CDs, DVDs, or
recordable discs are not affected by these settings.
Controlling Access to CDs and DVDs
If a computer can play or record CDs or DVDs, you can control what type of media users can
access. You cannot restrict access to individual CDs or DVDs or specific items on them. You
can, however, choose not to allow any CDs or DVDs. You can also limit access by requiring an
administrator’s user name and password.
To control access CDs and DVDs:
1 Open Workgroup Manager and click Preferences.
2 Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Media Access
preference icon.
3 Set the management setting to Always. This setting applies to all Media Access preference
options.
4 Click Disc Media.
5 Choose settings for CDs and CD-ROMs.
Select the Allow checkbox next to CDs & CD-ROMs to let users access music, data, or
applications on compact discs.
To restrict access to compact discs, select Require Authentication to require an administrator
user name and password.
To prevent access to all compact discs, deselect Allow.
6 Choose settings for DVDs.
Select the Allow checkbox next to DVDs to let users access movies and other information on
digital video discs.
To restrict access to DVDs, select Require Authentication to require an administrator user
name and password.
To prevent access to all DVDs, deselect Allow.
7 Click Apply Now.