Workgroup Manager
Encyclopedia
Workgroup Manager is a software program bundled as part of Mac OS X Server
for directory-based management of user
s, groups
and computer
s across a network.
This is where an admin could add, delete, and modify computer, and user accounts and groups. Computer accounts allow preferences to be set for individual machines. Machines are entered with their MAC address for the interface which they connect.
Mac OS X Server
Mac OS X Server is a Unix server operating system from Apple Inc. The server edition of Mac OS X is architecturally identical to its desktop counterpart, except that it includes work group management and administration software tools...
for directory-based management of user
User (computing)
A user is an agent, either a human agent or software agent, who uses a computer or network service. A user often has a user account and is identified by a username , screen name , nickname , or handle, which is derived from the identical Citizen's Band radio term.Users are...
s, groups
Group (computing)
In computing, the term group generally refers to a grouping of users. In principle, users may belong to none, one, or many groups The primary purpose of user groups is to simplify access control to computer systems.Suppose a computer science department has a network which is shared by students and...
and computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s across a network.
This is where an admin could add, delete, and modify computer, and user accounts and groups. Computer accounts allow preferences to be set for individual machines. Machines are entered with their MAC address for the interface which they connect.