System information

106 Chapter 7 Managing Users’ Computers
Automatic setup for Begins when For information, see
Users who have a new Mac or
Snow Leopard newly installed
and have an account on your
server
Users complete the “Connect
to Mac OS X Server” pane
during Mac OS X setup
“Setting Up New Macs” on
page 108
Current users of Snow Leopard
who have accounts on your
server
Users connect their computers
to your server’s network
“Setting Up Macs That Join
Your Network” on page 11 0
Current users of Snow Leopard
whose accounts you import
using Server Preferences
Users click the button in the
invitation email they receive
“Setting Up Newly Imported
Users’ Macs” on page 111
User Account Changes
After a user nishes one of the automatic setup procedures, the user’s local account
(on the user’s Mac) is tied to the user’s server account, and the local account is labeled
“Managed” in the Accounts pane of the user’s System Preferences.
If the user’s server account is imported from an existing account on a directory Â
server, the local account password is changed to match the server account password,
and the passwords are kept in sync.
If the server account was created on your server (not imported), the local account Â
password isn’t changed or kept in sync.
If a user’s accounts were created with dierent user names, the user can change the
long name of the local account by using the Accounts pane of System Preferences.
For information about local, server, and imported user accounts, see “About User
Accounts” on page 82.