Users, Groups, & Privileges
Network file and application sharing access is determined by the users and groups set up for the computer, as well as the privileges settings for each file or its enclosing folder.
Users & Groups
Each person who connects to a computer (other than with Guest access) is considered a user. Each user has his own user name or ID and a password. User names are set up by the computer’s system administrator, using the Accounts preferences pane. The password is also assigned by the system administrator, but in most cases, it can be changed by the user in the Accounts preferences pane when logged in to his account. This enhances security.
Each user can belong to one or more groups. A group is one or more users who have the ...
Get Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
