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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