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68 Chapter 4 Setting Up User Accounts
Make sure the value is unique for all directory domains set in the search policy of
computers that the user logs in to. Workgroup Manager warns you if you change the
value to another user ID in the same directory domain. You can quickly find all existing
user IDs by choosing View > “Show System Users and Groups,” and then clicking the
UID column header in the accounts list to sort the accounts by user ID.
Assigning a Password to a User
When you create a user account, you must assign a password to the user. You can reset
the user’s password by replacing the password field with a new password.
For information about choosing secure passwords, see Mac OS X Security Configuration.
When you export user accounts using Workgroup Manager, password information isn’t
exported. If you want to set passwords, you can modify the export file before you
import it, or you can set passwords after importing. You can also manually create a
text-delimited import file and include passwords in it.
For more information about importing user accounts, see “Understanding What You
Can Import and Export” on page 251.
To assign a password:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts.
2 Select the user account you want to work with.
To select an account, click the globe icon above the accounts list, choose the directory
domain where the user’s account resides, and then select the user.
3 To authenticate, click the lock and enter the name and password of a directory domain
administrator.
4 In the Basic pane, enter a password in the Password field, enter it again in the Verify
field, and then click Save.
Assigning Administrator Privileges for a Server
A user who has server administrator privileges controls most of the server’s
configuration settings and can use applications (such as Server Admin) that require a
user to be a member of the server’s administrator group.
You can use Workgroup Manager to assign server administrator privileges to a user
with an account stored in an Open Directory domain. You can also use Workgroup
Manager to review the server administrator privileges in any directory domain
accessible from the server you’re using.
To set server administrator privileges in Workgroup Manager:
1 Log in to Workgroup Manager by specifying the name or IP address of the server you
want to grant administrator privileges for.
2 Click Accounts.