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Chapter 10 Managing Preferences 189
Managing Login Preferences
Use Login preferences to set options for user login, to provide password hints, and to
control the user’s ability to restart and shut down the computer from the login
window. You can also mount a group volume or set applications to open when a user
logs in.
The table below summarizes what you can do with settings in each Login pane.
Scripts, Login Window, and Options can be managed for computers only, not for users
or groups.
Changing the Appearance of the Login Window
You can easily change the appearance of a computer’s login window. These settings
include the login window’s heading message, which users are listed and how, and the
display of the restart and shut down buttons. These settings apply only to computers
and computer groups.
When you display a list of users, you can choose which types of users to list. The effect
of these settings depend on the version of Mac OS X installed on client computers.
Login preference pane What you can control
Window For computers and computer groups only: The appearance of the
login window such as the heading, message, which users are listed
if the “List of users” is specified, and the ability to restart or shut
down
Options For computers and computer groups only: Login window options
like enabling password hints, automatic login, console, fast user
switching, inactivity log out, disabling of management, setting the
computer name to match the computer record, external account
login
Access For computers and computer groups only: Who can log in, if local
users can use workgroup settings, and the combination and
selection of workgroups
Scripts For computers and computer groups only: Specify a script to run
during login or logout and whether to execute or disable the client
computer’s own LoginHook or LogoutHook scripts
Items Access to the group volume, which applications open
automatically for the user; and if users can add or remove login
items
List setting Mac OS X version Effect
Show local users 10.4 Lists local accounts and mobile accounts with
a local home folder
Show local users 10.5 Lists local accounts
Show mobile accounts 10.4 N/A