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164 Chapter 10 Managing Preferences
You can use the Once setting to create default settings. These are settings that, when
saved, take effect the next time users log in. Users can then modify their settings and
save their modified settings for future use.
To selectively disable preference management:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click Preferences.
2 Make sure the correct directory is selected and you are authenticated.
To switch directories, click the globe icon. If you are not authenticated, click the lock
and enter the name and password of a directory domain administrator.
3 Select one or more users, groups, computers, or computer groups.
4 Click the icon for a preference that is being managed.
5 In the pane with the preferences you no longer want to manage, select Never.
In Media Access, the management setting applies to all preferences rather than to
individual panes.
6 Click Apply Now.
Setting the management setting to Never disables management for the current level in
the users, computers, or groups hierarchy. Preferences can still be managed at a
different level.
When you change the preference management settings, the new settings apply to all
items in the active preference pane. To disable all management for an individual
preference (for example, Dock), make sure the management setting is set to Never in
each pane of that preference.
Managing Access to Applications
Use Applications preferences to allow or restrict user access to applications.
Computers identify applications using one of two methods: digital signatures (used in
Mac OS X v10.5 or later), and bundle IDs (used in Mac OS X v10.4 or earlier, but can be
used in Mac OS X v10.5 or later).
Digital signatures are much more secure because clever users can manipulate bundle
IDs. Workgroup Manager supports the use of both methods.
Use the Applications pane to work with digital signatures. Use the Legacy pane to work
with bundle IDs.
Application restrictions depend on which pane you’re managing and the version of
Mac OS X run by client computers:
 If you manage the Applications pane and your users run Mac OS X v10.5 or later,
Applications settings take effect and Legacy settings are ignored.