Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 167)

Users and Groups 167
Changing Group Accounts
You can use Workgroup Manager to change a group account that resides in a NetInfo or
LDAPv3 directory domain.
To make changes to a group account:
1 Ensure that the directory services of the Mac OS X Server you are using has been configured
to access the directory domain of interest. See Chapter 2, “Directory Services,” for
instructions.
2 In Workgroup Manager, click the Accounts button.
3 Use the At pop-up menu to open the domain in which the group account resides.
4 Click the lock to be authenticated.
5 Click the Group tab to select the group you want to work with.
6 Edit settings for the group in the tabs provided. See “Working With Member Settings for
Groups” on page 167 and “Working With Volume Settings for Groups” on page 170 for
details.
Working With Read-Only Group Accounts
You can use Workgroup Manager to review information for group accounts stored in read-
only directory domains. Read-only directory domains include LDAPv2 domains, LDAPv3
domains not configured for write access, and BSD configuration files.
To work with a read-only group account:
1 Ensure that the directory services of the Mac OS X Server you are using has been configured
to access the directory domain in which the account resides. See Chapter 2, “Directory
Services,” for information about using Directory Access to configure server connections and
Appendix A, “Open Directory Data Requirements,” for information about the group account
elements that need to be mapped.
2 In Workgroup Manager, click the Accounts button.
3 Use the At pop-up menu to open the directory domain in which the group account resides.
4 Use the tabs provided to review the group account settings. See “Working With Member
Settings for Groups” on page 167 and “Working With Volume Settings for Groups” on
page 170 for details.
Working With Member Settings for Groups
Member settings include a group’s names, its ID, and a list of the users who are members of
the group.