Controlling Access With Server Access Control Lists (SACLs)
Authorization is used throughout Lion and Lion Server. In this section, you will learn how Lion Server allows and denies authorization for the ability to:
• access Lion Server services.
• administer and monitor Lion Server services.
You will learn about how Lion Server controls access to files in Chapter 6, “Providing File Services.”
When connecting to a server with one of the Lion Server administration tools, including the Server app, Server Admin, and Workgroup Manager, after you authenticate, Lion Server checks to see if the account you connected with is authorized to perform administrative and monitoring functions using those tools.
When you connect to a Lion Server service, such ...
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