TOPIC
The Macintosh Manager is designed to set up and configure the Macintosh Management Server and its databases. The Macintosh Manager is used to create user accounts and workgroups, and to set up global, workstation, and server options. The options you set depend on the purpose of your network, the experience level of your users, and the security needs of your organization.
DISCUSSION
How It Operates When the Macintosh Manager application starts up, it checks to see if it has administered a Macintosh Manager server previously. If it finds that it has, through the Macintosh Manager Prefs, it attempts to automatically connect to that server, either using AppleTalk or IP. However, if this is the first time (that is, no Macintosh Manager Prefs file was found), it first tries to use AppleTalk to locate any registered Macintosh Management server in the local AppleTalk zone. For a server to be registered, it must be running the Macintosh Management Server software. If the Macintosh Manager cannot find a Macintosh Management server automatically, a dialog box appears asking the administrator to locate the server. The server can be specified as either an AppleTalk entity, or if you change the Find: popup menu, you can specify an IP setting; either an IP number, or a registered domain name address. Once the Macintosh Management server has been located, the authentication dialog box is displayed. There are two primary ways of authenticating to the Macintosh Management server:
2. By entering a valid Macintosh Manager global or workgroup administrator name and password. If this is a first time case, only option (1) works, since there are no Macintosh Manager users assigned. After proper authentication, the Macintosh Manager checks to see if the AFP server is running. If it isn't, the program goes directly to the Server pane, allowing the user to activate the AFP server, which is a requirement for adding users and workgroups. If the AFP server is already running, the application instead goes directly to the Users main panel. A properly set up Macintosh Management system contains users, workgroups, and membership assignments (for example, attaching users to one or more workgroups). Various settings determine the privileges that a user gets. Locating the software The Macintosh Manager software can be found in one of two places. You can copy it to your administration workstation following the steps below or you can install it from the Macintosh Manger Install disk image. It is not preinstalled on the Mac OS or Application images mounted by NetBooted machines. Follow these steps to locate the software and copy it to the administration workstation:
2. Locate the Admin folder. 3. Copy the folder to your local hard disk or desktop. 4. Unmount the server volume by dragging it to the Trash. 5. Double-click the Macintosh Manager. If there is one Macintosh Management Server in the same zone, the login window opens. Type the same user name, administrator, and enter the administrator password. User names are case sensitive, but since "administrator" and "Administrator" are aliases of the user "root" both names work. If a Macintosh Management server cannot be located, a dialog box appears asking you to find the server. You can find the server through AppleTalk or IP. Configure User Environment You need to configure at least one user and workgroup before workstations running the client software can access the Macintosh Management server. Additional Information Sources |
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| Product Area: | Mac OS System Software |
| Category: | Mac OS X Server |
| Sub Category: | Macintosh Manager |
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