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3 Administering Windows Users,
Groups, Computers, and Share
Points
You can manage accounts for Windows users, groups of
Windows users, and a computer list account for Windows
workstations. You can also manage SMB share points.
User accounts, group accounts, computer accounts, and share points play a
fundamental role in a server’s day-to-day operations:
• A user account stores data Mac OS X Server needs for authenticating Windows users
and providing Windows domain login, roaming user profiles, home directories, file
service, mail service, and so on.
• A group account offers a simple way to control access to files and folders. A group
account stores the identities of users who belong to the group.
• A computer account is a list of computers that are available to the same users and
groups. The Windows Computers account lists the Windows workstations that have
joined the Windows domain of the PDC—they are the Windows computers that can
be used to log in to the Windows domain of the Mac OS X Server primary domain
controller.
• A share point is a folder, hard disk, or hard disk partition that you make accessible
over the network.
To make Windows services usable, Mac OS X Server needs to have accounts for
Windows users, groups, and workstations. The server also needs share points for
Windows services.
Setup Overview
Here is a summary of the major tasks you perform to set up users, groups, computers,
and share points for Windows services. See the pages indicated for detailed
information about each step.
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