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42 Chapter 3 Getting Started with Workgroup Manager
3 If you are managing preferences that use specific paths to find files (such as Dock
preferences), make sure the administrator computer has the same file system structure
as each managed client computer.
This means that folder names, volumes, the location of applications, and so on should
be the same.
Creating a Domain Administrator Account
Before creating and editing accounts in a shared directory, you need a domain
administrator account in the directory. A domain administrator can use Workgroup
Manager to add and change accounts residing in an Open Directory domain, the local
directory domain, or another read/write directory domain.
To create a domain administrator account:
1 On the administrator computer, open Workgroup Manager and then authenticate as
the administrator user created during server setup.
2 Access the shared directory by clicking the globe icon and choose the directory
domain.
If you’re not authenticated, click the lock and enter the name and password of a
directory domain administrator.
3 Click New User, click Basic, and then provide basic information for the administrator.
4 Click Privileges and from the “Administration capabilities” pop-up menu choose Full.
5 Click Save.
From the Command Line
You can also create a domain administrator account using the dscl and pwpolicy
commands in Terminal. For more information, see the users and groups chapter of
Command-Line Administration.
Using Workgroup Manager
After installing the Mac OS X Server software and setting up a domain administrator
account, you can access and use Workgroup Manager for user management.
This section provides an introduction to Workgroup Manager.
Using Mac OS X Server v10.5 to Administer Earlier Versions of
Mac OS X
Servers running Mac OS X Server v10.3 or v10.4 can be administered using v10.5 server
administration tools. You can use Workgroup Manager on a computer running
Mac OS X Server v10.5 to manage Mac OS X clients running Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later.