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Review Quiz
1. Describe the difference between authentication and authorization, and give an example
of each.
2. What is the difference between user and administrator accounts on both Mac OS X
and Mac OS X Server?
3. What tool is used to configure user, group, and share point settings on Mac OS X
Server? What tool is used to change user and group permissions on Mac OS X?
4. Where do you set file or folder access ACLs?
5. What is the difference between Service ACLs and Limited Administrator settings?
Answers
1. Authentication is the process by which the system requires you to provide informa-
tion before it allows you to access a specific account. An example is entering a name
and password while connecting to an Apple file server. Authorization refers to the
process by which permissions are used to regulate a user’s access to specific resources,
such as files and share points, once the user has been successfully authenticated.
2. User accounts provide basic access to a computer or server, while administrator
accounts allow a person to administer the machine. On Mac OS X, the administrator
account is typically used for changing settings or adding new software. On Mac OS X
Server, the administrator account is typically used for changing settings on the server
machine itself, usually through Server Admin or Workgroup Manager.
3. Workgroup Manager is used to configure users and groups, and Server Admin is used
to manage share points on Mac OS X Server. Get Info is used to change permissions
on Mac OS X.
4. Server Admin
5. Service ACLs determine which users are allowed to utilize a given service, while
Limited Administrator settings control who can monitor or change a service.
Review Quiz 181
Time This lesson takes approximately 4 hours to complete.
Goals Understand the four Open Directory service roles you can
configure on Mac OS X Server
Configure Mac OS X Server as an Open Directory master
Locate and identify Open Directory–related log files
Use the Mac OS X Server DHCP service to provide Open
Directory information to a Mac OS X computer
Examine the contents of an Open Directory archive and
restore those contents
Describe authentication types
Understand basic Kerberos infrastructure
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