Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Mac Manager for Linux - Explained
From: Jared Benedict (jbenedic@zoo.uvm.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 09 1999 - 17:45:06 EST
Do you know if this is the way it does it for the new version of Mac Manager?
I'm curious because with Mac OS 9 Multiple users feature, each user gets
their own folder in the Users folder. In their folder it contains a
preferences folder, a desktop folder, apple menu items, start up items, etc.
My fingers are crossed but I haven't had time to set up a ASIP 6.3 server
to test it out.
_jared
>Unfortunately, it seems to store a user's files and preferences
>in its own Mac Manager folder on the server - this is a similar
>set up to At Ease for Networks. Thus a user's files are *not*
>stored in their OS X "home directory". Nor a are passwords sync'd
>with the /etc/passwd.
>
>This is likely to be a major setback for people like me who wanted to
>use SAMBA as well.
>
>Jared Benedict wrote:
>>
>> For those who haven't had a chance to see Mac Manager I'd thought I try to
>> explain myself a bit better.
>>
>> Mac Manager has two parts. A central database of users. Each user has
>> their own password, preferences, folder for storage etc.
>>
>> Then there is a client side which is built right into Mac OS 9.
>>
>> You start up the Mac client and a screen comes up asking you to sign on.
>> You can't start using the mac until you have been authenticated.
>>
>> You type in your user name and password and log in. During this process,
>> all YOUR preferences are loaded, (Netscape bookmarks, stickies, background
>> image, etc) (Basically everyone has a Preferences folder of their own.)
>> You own folder is mounted on the desktop for you to save files to. You
>> don't have access to anyone else's files and it is all stored on the server.
>>
>> I would be happy with those features alone.
>>
>> Mac Manager also has the ability to have disk quotas and Print quotas. You
>> can make different groups of users. You can specify if the user has the
>> ability to use removable media, you can determine which applications the
>> users are allowed to run. And more cool stuff.
>>
>> I unfortunately couldn't find a lot of good info on the web but here are a
>> few links.
>>
>>
>>ftp://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/software/IntroToMacintos
>> hManager1.0.pdf
>> http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n31060
>> Can also do a search for "macintosh mangager" in apple's tech info library.
>>
>> Some people told me about other apps that do this. But all the ones that
>> were mentioned and that I know about cost quite a bit of money. It sounds
>> like Mac Administrator has the ability to automount a netatalk server based
>> on the username entered. I've looked at Mac Administrator but haven't used
>> it myself.
>>
>> Thanks
>> _jared
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