Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 56)

56 Chapter 5 Adding Users and Groups
The actual creation of the groups and users can be done on a separate server
computer using Mac OS X Open Directory or Windows Server Active Directory, or
on the computer you installed Final Cut Server on using either the Accounts pane
of System Preferences or using Mac OS X Server Workgroup Manager (if installed on
Mac OS X Server). In Final Cut Server, you choose the groups to use, create permission
sets, and assign the permission sets to each group.
Final Cut Server supports both locally created groups and users and Open Directory and
Active 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 or Microsoft Server Active Directory architecture,
Final Cut Server can easily use that as the basis for configuring users and groups.
If you use another computer as your Open Directory server, it must use Important:
Mac OS X Server.
Groups enable asset security to be controlled in several ways. You can:
Define filters restricting the assets and productions viewable by a group Â
Control access to media on devices connected to Final Cut Server Â
Control access to functions in the user interface Â
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.