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20 Chapter 1 User Management Overview
Using Workgroup Manager with Mac OS X Server services, you can:
 Customize the work environments of network users by organizing their desktop
resources and personal files
 Enable services that require user accounts, such as mail, file sharing, iChat service,
and web service
 Share system resources, such as printers and computers, maximizing their availability
and ensuring that disk space and printer usage remains equitably shared
To get started with Workgroup Manager, see Chapter 3, “Getting Started with
Workgroup Manager.”
Server Admin
The Server Admin application provides access to various tools and services that play a
role in server management.
After installing the Mac OS X Server software, use Server Admin to set up directory
services and establish your network. Then use Workgroup Manager to create and
manage accounts. After that, use Server Admin to set up additional services to provide
mail service, host websites, share printers, and create share points (which allow users to
share folders and files).
For information about how to use the many services managed through Server Admin,
see the service administration guides. The following table lists common server
administration tasks and includes the location of related documentation.
For a complete list of Mac OS X Server documentation, see “Mac OS X Server
Administration Guides” on page 16.
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Assign permissions to folders and files in a
share point
File Services Administration
Share printers among users Print Service Administration
Set up websites or WebDAV support on the
server
Web Technologies Administration
Provide email service for users Mail Service Administration
Broadcast multimedia from the server in real
time
QuickTime Streaming Server Administration
Provide identical operating system and
applications folders for client computers
System Imaging and Software Update Administration
Install applications across a network System Imaging and Software Update Administration
Share information among multiple Mac OS X
Server systems or Mac OS X computers
Open Directory Administration