Chapter 10
Your Laptop Goes Multiuser
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding access levels
Adding, editing, and deleting user accounts
Restricting access for managed accounts
Logging in, sharing, and encrypting
Everybody wants a piece — of your laptop, that is.
Perhaps you live in a busy household with kids, significant others, grandparents, and a wide selection of friends, all of them clamoring for a chance to spend time on the Internet, take care of homework, or enjoy a good game.
On the other hand, your MacBook might occupy a college classroom or a boardroom at your office. Suddenly, your classmate or co-worker wants his own Private Idaho on the road warrior, complete with a reserved spot on the drive and his own attractive, handpicked Desktop background. (Even flying at 30,000 feet, your co-worker will be eyeing your MacBook.)
Before you throw up your hands in defeat, read this chapter and take heart! Here, you find all the step-by-step procedures, explanations, and tips to help you build a safe multiuser MacBook that’s accessible to everyone with clean hands.
Oh, and you still get to ...
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