Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 420)

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m Groups folder: This folder contains a folder for each Macintosh Manager workgroup
and database files that store information about Macintosh Manager settings for each
workgroup, such as the allowed items list and the location of the workgroup document
folder.
m Multi-User Items file: This file contains an archive of the files currently inside the Multi-
User Items folder. Do not open or modify the file. If it is deleted, it is created again the
next time you use Macintosh Manager.
m Printers folder: This folder contains files that represent the desktop printers you set up
in Macintosh Manager. A file is created for each desktop printer used by a Macintosh
Manager workgroup. When a user logs in to a workgroup that uses a desktop printer, the
printer information is copied to the desktop of the client computer.
You should use Macintosh Manager to modify printer information; don’t open or remove
items in the Printers folder. If you delete a printer file from this folder, workgroup
members who want to use that printer see a message that the printer can’t be found.
m Users folder: This folder contains database files that store Macintosh Manager settings for
each user account and a folder for each user that has logged in to the server at least once.
How the Multi-User Items Folder Is Updated
The client’s Multi-User Items folder is always updated when you make changes in Macintosh
Manager. A copy of this folder is stored automatically in the System Folder of each client
computer. If the client computer’s Multi-User Items folder is deleted, the computer
downloads a new, clean copy from the server as needed, but not while a user is logged in.
The folder is also updated under the following circumstances:
m If a client computer is connected to the server, but no users are logged in, Macintosh
Manager checks periodically to see if any items in the folder need to be updated. If
changes were made while a user is logged in to a computer, the folder isn’t updated until
the user logs out.
m If a computer is disconnected from the server automatically because it was idle for a
period of time, no update checks are made until a user logs in and out of the workstation.
m If the client’s Multi-User Items folder is deleted, the client downloads a new, clean copy
from the server when a user logs in.
How Macintosh Manager Works With Directory Services
Both Macintosh Manager and Workgroup Manager have access to user account information
in the Directory Services database. If you are managing Mac OS 9 or Mac OS 8 clients, you
must import users from Workgroup Manager into Macintosh Manager or use Macintosh
Manager’s All Other Users feature in order to provide user access to your managed network.