Apple Mac OS X Server v10.2 - Manual (Page 22)

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2 Click Sharing in the upper-left corner of the window, then select the Users folder in the list of
share points.
3 Click the lock in the Automount tab and authenticate
4 Check the box next to “Automount this item to clients in domain” and choose Netinfo/root
from the pop-up menu.
5 Click Save.
Step 5: Create student accounts
Now you can set up a user account for each student.
1 Open the Workgroup Manager application and, if necessary, click the lock icon in the lower-
left corner of the window and enter your administrator name and password so you can make
changes.
2 Click the Users tab, then click New Record.
3 Click the Basic tab and enter a name and password for a student.
4 Click the Home tab, select Network as the location of the user’s home directory and select
the sharepoint named “Users.”
5 Repeat steps 2–4 for each student.
Step 6: Add applications to each student’s dock
You can use the client management features to present each student with a specially
prepared work environment. In this example, you’ll add standard applications to each
student’s Dock.
1 On the server, install the applications that you want students to be able to use.
2 Open Workgroup Manager, click Preferences, and Command-click users in the user list to
select all of the students so you don’t have to adjust their settings individually.
3 Click the Applications preferences icon.
4 Click Always next to “Manage these settings” so students can’t change the settings, then
choose the applications you want the students to be able to use from the list. When you’ve
finished, click Apply Now, then click Done.
5 Click the Dock preferences icon.
6 Next to “Manage these settings” click Once or Always, depending on whether you want
students to be able to change the Dock that you set up for them.
7 Click the Add button next to the Applications or Documents lists and add the items you want
to appear in each student’s dock. When you’ve finished, click Apply Now, then click Done.