Chapter 2. Authenticating and Authorizing Accounts
Time Goals
This chapter takes approximately three hours to complete.
Configure Mac OS X Server to control access to an account
Configure Mac OS X Server to control access to files and folders based on local user accounts and groups
Define authentication and authorization as they are used in Mac OS X Server
Use Server Admin to configure share points and permissions
Use Workgroup Manager to create local user accounts and groups
Use Server Admin and Workgroup Manager to create administrators
Understand and implement file-system and service ACLs in Mac OS X Server
Authentication is the process by which a person identifies which user account he or she wants to use on the system. This is similar ...
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