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2 Getting Started With
User Management
This chapter provides information for setting up a user
management environment.
The chapter contains planning guidelines as well as tips for using the main user
management tool, Workgroup Manager:
• Setup overview appears below on this page.
• Planning strategies for user management appear on page 37.
• Instructions for using Workgroup Manager start on page 41.
• Instructions for listing and finding accounts in Workgroup Manager start on page 43.
• Shortcuts for working with accounts are provided on page 47.
• Backing up and restoring user management files are addressed on page 48.
Setup Overview
This section provides an overview of user management setup tasks, with the goal of
understanding the sequence in which an administrator would create a managed
environment. Not all steps will be necessary in all cases:
• Step 1: Before you begin, do some planning.
• Step 2: Set up the server infrastructure.
• Step 3: Set up an administrator computer.
• Step 4: Set up a home directory share point.
• Step 5: Create user accounts and home directories.
• Step 6: Set up client computers.
• Step 7: Define user account preferences.
• Step 8: Create group accounts and group folders.
• Step 9: Define group account preferences.
• Step 10: Define computer lists and preferences.
• Step 11: Plan for ongoing account maintenance.
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