Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 7)

Contents 7
Setting Up Data in BSD Configuration Files 118
Configuring Directory Access on a Remote Computer 118
Monitoring Directory Services 119
Backing Up and Restoring Directory Services Files 119
3 Users and Groups 121
How User Accounts Are Used 122
Authentication 122
Password Validation 123
Information Access Control 124
Directory and File Owner Access 125
Directory and File Access by Other Users 125
Administration Privileges 125
Server Administration 125
Local Mac OS X Computer Administration 126
Directory Domain Administration 126
Home Directories 126
Mail Settings 127
Resource Usage 127
User Preferences 127
How Group Accounts Are Used 127
Information Access Control 127
Group Directories 128
Workgroups 128
Computer Access 128
Kinds of Users and Groups 128
Users and Managed Users 128
Groups, Primary Groups, and Workgroups 129
Administrators 129
Guest Users 129
Predefined Accounts 130
Setup Overview 132
Before You Begin 135
Administering User Accounts 137
Where User Accounts Are Stored 137
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