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Changing Client Administrator Privileges
Once the client computers are able to be administered, you can change the
administrator access privileges for multiple computers simultaneously, using the
Change Client Settings command. If you’re using Directory Services to designate
administrator privileges, you don’t need to change the settings on the clients.
To make changes on a client, you must have the name and password of a user with
administrator privileges on the computer. You must also have the Control privilege.
Note: You don’t have to make a selection on every page of the assistant. You can click
Continue to move to the next set of settings.
To change administrator privileges on each computer:
1 Select a computer list.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose Manage > Change Client Settings.
The client assistant appears. Click Continue.
4 Choose whether to start remote management at system startup.
This changes the setting found in the Sharing pane of System Preferences.
5 Choose whether to hide or show the Apple Remote Desktop menu bar icon.
6 Click Continue.
7 Choose whether to create a new user for Apple Remote Desktop login. Click Continue.
New users can be used to grant Apple Remote Desktop administrator privileges.
Creating a new user doesn’t overwrite existing users or change existing user
passwords.
If you choose not to create a new user, skip to step 9 after clicking Continue.
8 Add a new user by clicking Add and lling in the appropriate information.
Click OK after adding each user, and click Continue when you’re ready to go on.
9 Choose whether to allow users with accounts in the directory to have Apple Remote
Desktop administrator access privileges.
If you choose to do so, select “Enable directory-based administration.”
For more information about using this method to grant Apple Remote Desktop
administrator access, see “Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Using Directory
Services” on page 70.
10 Choose whether to assign Apple Remote Desktop administrator access privileges to
specic users. Click Continue.
If you choose not to assign administrator access privileges, skip to step 13.
11 Click Add to designate a user to receive Apple Remote Desktop access privileges.
78 Chapter 5 Understanding and Controlling Access Privileges