Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 241)

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Although the server disconnects clients when they become idle or go to sleep, the clients’
sessions are maintained for the specified period. When a user resumes work within that time,
the client is reconnected with no apparent interruption. If a longer period elapses, open files
are closed and any unsaved work is lost.
5 Select “Disconnect idle users after __ minutes” and type the number of minutes to
disconnect idle users after the specified time.
This ensures that server resources are available to active users.
Mac OS X version 10.2 (and later) clients will be able to resume work on open files within the
limits of the “Allow clients to sleep” setting.
6 Select the users that you want to exempt from being disconnected: Guests, Registered users
(any user who is not also an administrator or guest), Administrators, or Idle users who have
open files.
7 Type the message in the “Disconnect Message” field that you want users to see when they’re
disconnected.
If you do not type a message, a default message appears stating that the user has been
disconnected because the connection has been idle for a period of time.
Not all client computers can display disconnect messages. For example, Mac OS X version
10.2 (and later) clients will not see this message since they can automatically reconnect to
the server.
8 Click Save.
Starting Apple File Service
Start Apple file service to make the service available to your client users.
To start Apple file service:
1 In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.
2 Click Apple and choose Start Apple File Service.
A globe appears on the service icon when the service is turned on.
You can also set Apple file service to start up automatically each time your server starts up.
See “Starting Up Apple File Service Automatically” on page 243.
Important
If you don’t select the last option, any idle user (guest, registered user, or
administrator) who has open files will be disconnected and may lose unsaved changes.
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