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Controlling the use of recordable discs – Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) User Manual

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Select the Allow checkbox next to CDs & CD-ROMs to let users access music, data, or
applications on compact discs.

To restrict access to compact discs, select Require Authentication to require an administrator
user name and password.

To prevent access to all compact discs, deselect Allow.

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Choose settings for DVDs.

Select the Allow checkbox next to DVDs to let users access movies and other information on
digital video discs.

To restrict access to DVDs, select Require Authentication to require an administrator user
name and password.

To prevent access to all DVDs, deselect Allow.

7

Click Apply Now.

Controlling the Use of Recordable Discs

If a computer has the appropriate hardware, users can “burn discs” or write information to a
recordable disc such as a CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R. Users can burn CDs on computers with a
CD-RW drive, Combo drive, or SuperDrive. Users can burn DVDs only on computers with a
SuperDrive.

If you want to limit the ability to use recordable media, you can require an administrator’s
user name and password.

To control the use of recordable discs:

1

Open Workgroup Manager.

2

Use the At pop-up menu to find the directory domain that contains the account you want,
then click Preferences.

3

Click the lock and enter your user name and password.

4

Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Media Access
preference icon.

5

Set the management setting to Always. This setting applies to all Media Access preference
options.

6

Click Disc Media.

7

Select options for recordable media.

Select the Allow checkbox next to Recordable Discs to let users use a CD-R, CD-RW, or
DVD-R disc.

Select the Authentication checkbox to require an administrator password to use the disc.

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