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Using presets to create new accounts, Renaming presets, Deleting a preset – Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) User Manual

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Chapter 3

Using Presets to Create New Accounts

To create a new account using a preset:

1

Open Workgroup Manager on a server configured to access the Mac OS X directory domain
or non-Apple LDAPv3 directory domain in which the preset will be used to create the new
account.

2

Click the Accounts button.

3

Use the At pop-up menu to open the directory domain in which you want the new account
to reside.

4

Click the lock to be authenticated as a directory domain administrator.

5

From the Presets pop-up menu, choose the preset you want to use.

6

Create a new account, either interactively or using an import file.

If a setting is specified in both the preset and an import file, the value in the file is used. If a
setting is specified in the preset but not in the import file, the value in the preset is used.

7

Add or update attribute values if required, either interactively or using an import file.

Renaming Presets

To rename a preset:

1

Open Workgroup Manager on the server where the preset has been defined.

2

Click the Accounts button.

3

From the Presets pop-up menu, choose Rename Preset and enter the new name.

4

Click OK.

Deleting a Preset

To delete a preset:

1

Open Workgroup Manager on the server where the preset has been defined.

2

Click the Accounts button.

3

From the Presets pop-up menu, choose Delete Preset.

4

Select the preset you want to delete then click Delete.

Changing Presets

When you change a preset, existing accounts created using it are not updated to reflect your
changes.

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