--- Forwarded Message from Keola Donaghy <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 07:35:50 -1000 >From: Keola Donaghy <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #8027 OSX server lab admin settings >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Cc: [log in to unmask] >References: <[log in to unmask]> Unless I'm misunderstanding the issue, this is how OS X Server works. The desktop is simply a directory in the user account, so if "french" moves from one machine to another, the desktop and his/her entire directory structure follows to each machine that is used. If you want to set application and preference privileges for a range of users, you can do that it workgroup manager. If you don't want to give each student a personalized account, you could do "french-01", "french-02", etc. They'd each have their own desktop and directory structure. Add them all to a group entitled "french" and you can control all of their application and preference settings in Workgroup Manaager, and give them a shared folder if needed. I've found that a server restart after making mass changes usually clears up any problems students have with authentication, and I also have our server restart itself each night at midnight. I also run DNS on our OS X Servers and have that function as the primary DNS for the lab. HTH Keola Penei ka OEolelo a Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>: >I am looking for someone who has experience with setting up a lab with >multiple user with multiple log-on under OSX server 10.3. >Background : >We have recently implemented a self-access lab with brand new emacs and >OS 10.3 (to allow classic to run for older software). We tyring to set >up OSX Server to authenticate our multiple users with multiple logons >but we have had some issues with settings and privileges given by the >server upon logon and despite back up (every night). >For example if a user (french) saved a document on the desktop of one >workstation, it would instantly appear on another station logged under >French. The document would stay there until someone logged under French >deletes it. We have ahd problems with applications on the dock, then we >lost the classic function little by little. > >Currently our workstations are stand alone and users log on following >the language they study. This is far from being practical for we have >other security and privilege issues (like moving/deleting icons within >users respective folders for e.g.) > >Please let me know you're your OSX server is set up to allow multiple >user authentication and privileges restrictions... ======================================================================= Keola Donaghy Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani [log in to unmask] University of Hawai'i at Hilo http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donaghy/ ======================================================================= *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************