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Chapter 10 Managing Preferences 203
Note: When a mobile account is enabled, it appears in the login window and in the
Accounts pane of System Preferences with the label Mobile. When the account is
selected in the Accounts pane, some settings may appear dimmed.
To create a mobile account using Workgroup Manager:
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 a user account, group account, computer, or computer group.
When users log in to a workgroup with mobile-account creation enabled, they are
given individual mobile accounts. Similarly, if you enable mobile accounts for a
computer or a computer group, when users log in using the computer or a computer
in the computer group, users are given individual mobile accounts for that computer.
4 Click Mobility, click Account Creation, and then click Creation.
5 Set the management setting to Always.
6 Select “Create mobile account when user logs in to network account.”
7 If you want the user to decide whether to enable a mobile account at login, select
“Require confirmation before creating mobile account.”
If this option is selected, the user sees a confirmation when logging in. The user can
click Create Now to create a local home folder and enable the mobile account, click
Don’t Create to log in as a network user without enabling the mobile account, or click
Cancel Login to return to the login window.
If you select “Show ‘Don’t ask me again’ checkbox,” the dialog allows the user to
prevent the display of the dialog on that computer. If the user selects “Don’t ask me
again” and then clicks “Don’t Create,” he or she isn’t asked to create a mobile account
on that computer. The user can hold down the Option key during login to redisplay the
dialog.
8 To initially sync local and network homes so that the network home folder replaces the
local home folder, choose “Create home with default sync settings.” To create the local
home folder without syncing, choose “Create home with syncing off.”
9 Click Apply Now.
Changes are applied to a mobile account the next time the computer connects to the
network.
Preventing the Creation of a Mobile Account
To prevent the creation of mobile accounts, manage Mobility preferences.