Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 309)

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Controlling the Use of Recordable Discs
If a computer has the appropriate hardware, users can “burn discs” or write information to a
recordable disc such as a CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R. Users can burn CDs on computers with a
CD-RW drive, Combo drive, or Superdrive. Users can burn DVDs only on computers with a
Superdrive.
If you want to limit the ability to use recordable media, you can require an administrator’s
user name and password. Alternatively, you could allow users to read information on a
recordable disc, but not allow them to burn a disc themselves.
To control the use of recordable discs:
1 Open Workgroup Manager.
2 Use the At pop-up menu to find the directory domain that contains the account you want,
then click Preferences.
3 Click the lock and enter your user name and password.
4 Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Media Access
preference icon.
5 Set the management setting to Always. This setting applies to all Media Access preference
options.
6 Click Disc Media.
7 Select options for recordable media.
Select the Allow checkbox next to Recordable Discs to let users use a CD-R, CD-RW, or
DVD-R disc.
Select the Authentication checkbox to require an administrator password to use the disc.
To prevent users from recording information to compact discs or DVD-R discs, deselect Allow.
8 Click Apply Now.
Media Access Other Media Preferences
Settings in the Other Media pane affect internal hard disks and external disks other than CDs
or DVDs.
Controlling Access to Hard Drives and Disks
Media Access settings selected in the Other Media pane let you control access to both a
computer’s hard disk and any external disks other than CDs and DVDs. If you don’t allow
access to external disks, users cannot use floppy disks, Zip disks, FireWire hard drives, or
other external storage devices.