System information

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Account type Stored in Created by Used for
Server account Your server’s directory You (a server
administrator), using
Server Preferences
Group membership,
contact information,
authenticating for
services
Imported account Your organization’s
directory server, with
supplements in your
server’s directory
The directory server’s
administrator
Group membership,
contact information,
authenticating for
services
Local account Each Mac OS X
computer
A user with an
administrator account
on the computer,
using System
Preferences
Logging in to the
computer and
accessing the home
folder
About Administrator Accounts
You need an administrator account on your server to create other user accounts,
create groups, change server settings, and perform other tasks using Server
Preferences. With an administrator account, you can also make changes to locked
preferences in System Preferences, install software on the server, and perform other
tasks that standard users can’t.
Your server may have two administrator accounts after you nish setting it up for the
rst time: a primary administrator account and a directory administrator account.