Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 135)

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Step 9: Review user and group account information as needed
Workgroup Manager makes it easy for you to review and optionally update information for
users and groups. See the sections starting with “Finding User and Group Accounts” on
page 173 for details.
Step 10: Update users and groups as needed
As users come and go and the requirements for your servers change, keep user and group
records up to date. Information in these sections will be useful:
m “Working With Basic Settings for Users” on page 139 through “Working With Print Settings
for Users” on page 151 describe all the user account settings you may need to change.
m “Defining a Guest User” on page 154 through “Disabling a User Account” on page 155
describe common user account maintenance activities.
m “Working With Member Settings for Groups” on page 167 describes the group account
settings you may need to change.
m “Adding Users to a Group” on page 168, “Removing Users From a Group” on page 168,
and “Deleting a Group Account” on page 173 describe some group maintenance activities.
Step 11: Perform ongoing user and group account maintenance
Information in these sections will help you with your day-to-day account maintenance
activities:
m “Monitoring a Password Server” on page 197
m “Solving Problems” on page 202
m “Backing Up and Restoring Files” on page 201
Before You Begin
Before setting up user and group accounts for the first time:
m Identify the directory domains in which you will store user and group account
information.
If you have an Active Directory or LDAP server already set up, you might be able to take
advantage of existing records. See Chapter 2, “Directory Services,” for details about the
directory domain options available to you.
If you have an earlier version of an Apple server, you might be able to migrate existing
records. See Upgrading to Mac OS X Server for available options.
Create new directory domains as required to store user records. See Chapter 2,
“Directory Services,” for instructions.