
Chapter 3 Administering Windows Users, Groups, Computers, and Share Points 33
Editing Windows User Accounts
You can use Workgroup Manager to change a Windows user account. The account can
reside on a Mac OS X Server that is the Windows primary domain controller (PDC) or in
another directory domain.
To make changes to a user account:
1 Ensure that the directory services of the Mac OS X Server you’re using has been
configured to access the directory domain of interest.
Mac OS X Server can always access its own local directory domain. A server that is a
primary domain controller can access its own LDAP directory domain. To configure
access to another server’s LDAP directory domain, use Directory Access. See the Open
Directory administrator’s guide for instructions.
2 In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts, then click the User button.
3 Open the directory domain in which you want to edit user accounts, and authenticate
as an administrator of the domain.
To open a directory domain, click the small globe icon above the list of users and
choose from the pop-up menu.
To authenticate, click the lock icon and enter the name and password of an
administrator of the directory domain. Authenticate as an administrator whose
password type is Open Directory so you can edit user accounts whose password type is
also Open Directory, which is recommended for Windows user accounts.
4 Select the account you want to edit.
5 Change settings for the user in the tabs provided.
See “Working With Basic Settings for Users” (next) through “Working With Print Settings
for Users” on page 37 for details.
Working With Basic Settings for Users
Basic settings are a collection of attributes that must be defined for all users. You work
with basic settings in the Basic pane of a Workgroup Manager user account window.
For detailed instructions on the following tasks, see the chapter on user accounts in the
user management guide:
• Defining user names
• Defining short names
• Choosing stable short names
• Avoiding duplicate names
• Avoiding duplicate short names
• Defining user IDs
• Defining passwords
• Assigning administrator rights for a server
• Assigning administrator rights for a directory domain
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