There are multiple ways a user can gain System Access at a Macintosh Manager client. Users can press the Command-Shift-Escape key combination while at the login window, or select Finder when the Macintosh Manager Authentication Server cannot be found (Figure 2, below). In either case, the user is asked to authenticate to gain system access (Figure 1).
At the Macintosh Manager administrator's option, specific users may also be granted System Access. When this option is enabled, users see System Access as an available Workgroup while logging in. No other authentication is required.
Figure 1 "Enter Name and Password" dialog
When prompted for a name and password after pressing Command-Shift-Escape, the following is accepted:
When prompted for a name and password after pressing Command-Shift-Escape, the following are not accepted:
Note: A Mac OS X Server Admin user may also be a Macintosh Manager Global Admin. If this is the case, the user will be able to gain System Access.
If the Macintosh Manager authentication server cannot be found, one of the options is to open to the Finder (Figure 2).
Figure 2 "Cannot locate server" dialog
When prompted for a name and password to gain System Access when the server cannot be found, the following is accepted:
When prompted for a name and password to gain System Access when the server cannot be found, the following are not accepted:
Related documents
For more information, see technical document 106644, "Macintosh Manager, Multiple Users: About the Login Window".
At the Macintosh Manager administrator's option, specific users may also be granted System Access. When this option is enabled, users see System Access as an available Workgroup while logging in. No other authentication is required.
Figure 1 "Enter Name and Password" dialog
When prompted for a name and password after pressing Command-Shift-Escape, the following is accepted:
- a Macintosh Manager Global Admin name and password
- the client computer's owner password only
When prompted for a name and password after pressing Command-Shift-Escape, the following are not accepted:
- a Macintosh Manager Workgroup Administrator name and password
- a Mac OS X Server Admin user name and password
Note: A Mac OS X Server Admin user may also be a Macintosh Manager Global Admin. If this is the case, the user will be able to gain System Access.
If the Macintosh Manager authentication server cannot be found, one of the options is to open to the Finder (Figure 2).
Figure 2 "Cannot locate server" dialog
When prompted for a name and password to gain System Access when the server cannot be found, the following is accepted:
- the client computer's owner password only
When prompted for a name and password to gain System Access when the server cannot be found, the following are not accepted:
- a Macintosh Manager Global Admin name and password
- a Macintosh Manager Workgroup Administrator name and password
- a Mac OS X Server Admin user name and password
Related documents
For more information, see technical document 106644, "Macintosh Manager, Multiple Users: About the Login Window".