Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 173)

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5 In the Owner Name field, enter the name of the user you want to own the group folder so he
or she can act as group folder administrator. The group folder owner will be given Read/Write
access to the group folder. Click Users to choose an owner from a list of users in the current
directory domain.
6 Click Save.
The group folder and three folders in it (Library, Documents, and Public/Drop Box) will be
created automatically overnight. If you don’t want to wait overnight, you can run the group
folder creation script manually, as steps 7 and 8 describe.
7 As an administrator, log in to the server where the group folder share point resides, then
open the Terminal application.
If the server is remote, establish an SSH session. “Secure Shell (SSH) Command” on page 591
tells you how.
8 Type “sudo /usr/sbin/CreateGroupFolder.” Enter your password if prompted.
You can automate a group member’s access to the group folder when the user logs in:
m You can set up Dock preferences to make the group folder visible in the Dock. See
“Providing Easy Access to Group Folders” on page 310 for instructions.
m You can set up login preferences so users can click Computer in the Finder to see the
group folder share point and the group folders within it. See “Providing Easy Access to the
Group Share Point” on page 323 for instructions.
When using these preferences, make sure that the group is defined in a shared domain in the
search policy of the group member’s computer. See “Setting Up Search Policies” on page 87
for instructions.
If you don’t automate group folder access, group members can use the Connect To Server
command on the Finder’s Go menu to navigate to the server where the group folder resides
to access the group folder.
Defining an Advanced Group Folder
When you need more control over group folder settings than the network group folder
option provides, you can customize group folder settings.
For example, you may want to organize group folders into several subfolders under a share
point that you define. For example, under a share point named SchoolGroups, you might
want to have a StudentGroups folder for student group folders and a TeacherGroups folder
for teacher group folders. The full path to a group folder for second-grade students might be
/SchoolGroups/StudentGroups/SecondGrade.
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