Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 169)

Users and Groups 169
Working With Read-Only Group Accounts
You can use Workgroup Manager to review information for group accounts stored in read-
only directory domains. Read-only directory domains include LDAPv2 domains, LDAPv3
domains not configured for write access, and BSD configuration files.
To work with a read-only group account:
1 Ensure that the directory services of the Mac OS X Server you are using has been configured
to access the directory domain in which the account resides. See Chapter 2, “Directory
Services,” for information about using Directory Access to configure server connections and
Appendix A, “Data Requirements of Mac OS X Directory Services,” for information about the
group account elements that need to be mapped.
2 In Workgroup Manager, click the Accounts button.
3 Use the At pop-up menu to open the directory domain in which the group account resides.
4 Use the tabs provided to review the group account settings. See “Working With Member
Settings for Groups” on page 169 and “Working With Folder Settings for Groups” on
page 172 for details.
Working With Member Settings for Groups
Member settings include a group’s names, its ID, and a list of the users who are members of
the group.
In Workgroup Manager, use the Members tab in the group account window to work with
member settings.
When the name of a user in the Members list appears in italics, the group is the user’s
primary group.
Adding Users to a Group
Add users to a group when you want multiple users to have the same file access privileges or
when you want to make them managed users.
When you create a user account and assign the new user a primary group, the user is
automatically added to the group you specify; you do not need to explicitly do so. Otherwise,
you explicitly add users to a group.
You can use Workgroup Manager to add users to a group if the user and group accounts are
in a NetInfo or LDAPv3 directory domain.
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