Apple Final Cut Server User Manual
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Installation and Configuration
Final Cut Server supports both locally created groups and users and Open
Directory-based groups and users. If you have a smaller facility, it is easiest to create one
or more local groups and local users. If you have a larger facility already using the
Mac OS X Server Open Directory architecture, Final Cut Server can easily use that as the
basis for configuring users and groups.
Important:
If you use another computer as your Open Directory server, it must use
Mac OS X Server v10.5 and not Mac OS X Server v10.4.
Groups enable asset security to be controlled in several ways. You can:
 Define filters restricting the assets and productions viewable by a group
 Control access to media on devices connected to Final Cut Server
 Control access to functions in the user interface
Note: A user can belong to multiple groups, each with its own permission set. The
permission set with the highest priority determines the user’s ability to access items
within Final Cut Server. See “
” on page 57 for more
information.
Creating groups and users for Final Cut Server involves these steps:
Step 1:
Create users in the Accounts pane of System Preferences
or in Workgroup Manager
You can either create local users or skip this step if you already have user accounts set
up using Open Directory.
Step 2:
Create groups in the Accounts pane of System Preferences
or in Workgroup Manager
You need to create one or more groups using the Accounts pane of System Preferences
or Workgroup Manager. You may skip this step if suitable groups have already been
created using Open Directory.
Step 3:
Add users to the groups in the Accounts pane of System Preferences
or in Workgroup Manager
Once you have created the groups, you can add users to them. You can mix local and
Open Directory users.
Step 4:
Add the groups to Final Cut Server
Once the groups have been created and users added to them, you need to add the
groups to Final Cut Server.