Show Me Mac® OS X, v10.3 Panther™

Introduction

Mac OS X was designed from the ground up for sharing, and it really doesn't matter what you want to share. For example, you might want to set up a simple home-based network to share files between family members, or even hook your Macintosh into a major network using a combination of Windows, Unix, and Mac machines. In Chapter 17, Managing Files Using a Network, you'll learn how to set up a functional network using a variety of methods; however in this chapter you'll learn how to create user accounts, manage those accounts, and even protect your information from being accessed by unauthorized individuals, using Panther's new File Vault application. In addition, Panther lets multiple users log in and switch between accounts with the ...