User Guide

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Invitation email
(Workgroup configuration only; skip this if you aren’t importing users during setup.)
If you’re importing existing user accounts from your organization’s directory server during setup, the
server can send an email inviting the imported users to connect their computers to the server. The
standard message specifies the server’s DNS name, and it explains the services that the server
provides. Recipients who have Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard can click a button in the email to
automatically set up their Macs to get services from your server. The standard message also includes
links to available file sharing and web services.
During setup, you specify these settings:
 Send an email invitation to imported users and groups: Choose whether to send an invitation email to
imported users.
 Sender’s name: Enter the name of the person you want the email to be from.
 Sender’s email: Enter the email address of the person you want the email to be from.
 Custom introduction: Optionally enter a custom introduction to the standard message that the
server generates. Example: Hi, I’m the administrator for our server, myserver.example.com. If you
need help setting up your computer to get services from it, please don’t hesitate to send me an
email or call me at 310-555-4357. —Bill
The server sends the invitation email to email addresses that already exist in the imported user
accounts. The server doesn’t send the invitation to an imported user account that doesn’t contain an
email address. Recipients see the sender’s name and your custom introduction in a boxed section set
apart from the standard message text.