User manual APPLE MAC OS X SERVER 10.6 GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] Mac OS X Server Getting Started Version 10. 6 Snow Leopard K Apple Inc. © 2009 Apple Inc. The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Mac OS X Server software may reproduce this publication for the purpose of learning to use such software. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted for commercial purposes, such as selling copies of this publication or for providing paid-for support services. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. [. . . ] Having the same short name facilitates the user's access to services. Click the Key button at the right of the Password field to see how secure the password is. The user can change this password in the Accounts pane of System Preferences on the user's computer. 6 Select "Allow user to administer this computer" if this user account needs to create other user accounts, create groups, install software on the server, or change server settings. 90 Chapter 6 Managing Users Importing Users If your server is connected to your organization's directory server, you can import users' existing accounts Your server gives each imported user account its own iChat address, personal calendar, and My Page wiki portal. Imported user accounts can also have access to wikis, blogs, web calendars, a server-based address book, the server's shared files, and Time Machine backup storage. If your server's mail service and VPN service are turned on, imported user accounts get email addresses and can use VPN to access the server remotely. Availability of each service is subject to the service being turned on, and you can individually control each imported user account's access to services. Chapter 6 Managing Users 91 To import a user account: 1 If you're going to have the server send an invitation email to imported users, make sure the custom introduction and the sender's name and email address suit your needs. For information, see "Customizing the Server Invitation Email" on page 101. 2 In the Users pane of Server Preferences, click the Add (+) button and choose "Import User From Directory" from the pop-up menu. If you don't see a pop-up menu when you click Add (+), your server isn't connected to a directory server in your organization. See "Connecting Your Server to a Directory Server" on page 71. If your organization doesn't have a directory server (apart from your server), you can create new user accounts. 3 Type part or all of the user's name in the search field, and when you see the name listed, select it, optionally select "Send imported users an email invitation, " and then click Import. User accounts you import using this procedure are shown as "Imported" in the Users pane. Instead of importing user accounts individually using this procedure, you can import user accounts automatically from groups. For instructions, see the next section. 92 Chapter 6 Managing Users Importing Groups of Users Automatically If your server is connected to your organization's directory server, you can import groups of existing user accounts. If you import a group, your server automatically imports user accounts for all group members. Your server periodically checks with your organization's directory server for changes in each imported group's membership, and automatically adds and removes imported user accounts as users are added to or removed from an imported group. Your server gives each imported user account its own iChat address, personal calendar, and My Page wiki portal. Imported user accounts can also have access to wikis, blogs, web calendars, a server-based address book, the server's shared files, and Time Machine backup storage. If your server's mail service and VPN service are turned on, imported user accounts get email addresses and can use VPN to access the server remotely. Availability of each service is subject to the service being turned on, and you can individually control each imported user account's access to services. Chapter 6 Managing Users 93 To import user accounts automatically from groups: 1 If you're going to have the server send an invitation email to imported users, make sure the custom introduction and the sender's name and email address suit your needs. For information, see "Customizing the Server Invitation Email" on page 101. [. . . ] See email addresses, IP addresses, NAT administrator accounts for 70, 71, 84 configuration 71, 84 administrator computer 51 advanced configuration 7, 27, 78, 152 AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) service 129, 176 AirPort base station 150 AirPort Extreme Base Station 18, 36, 164 AirPort management 164 alert settings 155 antivirus tools. See AFP Apple Remote Desktop 61 applications 26, 27 See also specific applications arrays, disk. See RAID authentication 82, 121, 145, 146, 147 See also passwords auto setup profile 61, 63 automated configuration 46, 61, 63 B backup 20, 78, 95, 162 Backups folder 127 blog service 44, 139, 141 browsers, web 115 CalDAV (Calendar-Based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) protocol 131 calendars 45, 139, 141 See also iCal service CardDAV (vCard Distributed Authoring and Versioning) 126 Certificate Signing Request. See iChat service ClamAV 137 C Index 179 Index client computers management of 105 setup 105, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113 shared secret 145, 147 See also users computer name 156 configuration administrator 71, 84 advanced 7, 27, 78, 152 automated 46, 61, 63 DHCP 35 DNS 31 Internet sharing 35, 37, 64, 66 network information 110, 111, 112, 113 overview 31, 35, 36, 39, 42, 46, 49 server software 63, 65, 69, 167 services 42, 46 users 82, 88, 105, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113 contact info, user 97 CSR (Certificate Signing Request) 160, 161 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) service 19, 35, 38, 149 directory administrator account 85 directory server, connecting to 72 disk arrays. [. . . ]