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186 Chapter 10 Managing Preferences
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 Finder, click Commands, and then set the management setting to Always.
5 Deselect Eject.
6 Click Apply Now.
Hiding the Burn Disc Command in the Finder
On computers with appropriate hardware, users can burn discs (write information to
recordable CDs or DVDs). If you don’t want users to have this ability, you can hide the
Burn Disc command in the Finder File menu.
To prevent users from using or burning recordable CDs or DVDs, use settings in the
Media Access panes. For more information, see “Managing Media Access Preferences”
on page 200.
Only computers with a CD-RW drive, Combo Drive, or SuperDrive can burn CDs. The
Burn Disc command works only with CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R discs. Only a SuperDrive
can burn DVD-R discs.
To hide the Burn Disc command:
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 Finder, click Commands, and then set the management setting to Always.
5 Deselect “Burn Disc.”
6 Click Apply Now.
Controlling User Access to Folders
Users can open a specific folder by choosing the “Go to Folder” command in the Finder
Go menu and providing the folder’s pathname. If you don’t want users to have this
ability, you can hide the command.
To hide the “Go to Folder” command:
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.