TITLE
    Mac OS 9: Set-up and Management of The Multiple Users Control Panel
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10/12/00
TOPIC

    How to set up and manage the Mac OS 9 Multiple Users feature.

DISCUSSION

    Multiple users can use the same computer by creating a unique environment for each user. You, as the computer's owner, can create and control the following items.
    • Which applications and hard disk locations each user can access.
    • Create up to 40 different user accounts and one guest user account.
    • Assign another user the privilege to create and manage user accounts.

    To create and manage user accounts, open the Multiple Users control panel.

    Note: Before using the Multiple Users control panel, confirm you have entered an owner name and password in the File Sharing control panel.

    To create a new user account:
      1. Click New User.
      2. Enter the user name and password (optional).
      3. Select the type of user: Normal, Limited, or Panels.
      4. Click Show Setup Details.
      5. Set up the login dialog box for each user by selecting an existing picture or dragging a picture from a Web browser.
      6. Make additional settings.
      • User can change password: Allows the user to change the password you set and to set or change their voiceprint password.
      • Can Log In: If this is not checked, the user account is temporarily disabled.
      • Can Manage User Account: This user (account manager) can create, delete, or modify other accounts (except for the owner's). This checkbox is only disabled for a Normal user.
      7. Click the close box to save your settings.

    To create multiple users with the same settings:
    Select a user whose settings you want to duplicate and click Duplicate.

    To edit a user account:
    Double-click the user name or select the user name and click Open and make the changes you want.

    To set up a guest account:
    Click Options, then click the Other tab and select the "Allow a Guest User Account" check box.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS 9.0
Sub Category: System Software Components
Keywords: kmos90

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