Mac OS X Managed Client: How to Differentiate Between a Group and a Workgroup
This document explains how to tell a "group" from a "workgroup."
Products Affected
Mac OS X Server 10.3
Page 128 of the 10.2 Server Admin Guide states:
This is important, since some features only work with workgroups. An example when logging in as a Mac OS X client is that users are only able to select workgroups for preference management; groups are not available for selection. This example is explained in technical document 107308, "Mac OS X Server 10.2: Managed Clients Cannot Select a Workgroup While Logging In".
Though a user logging in from a managed Mac OS X client can select only one workgroup at a time, that user can belong to multiple groups on the server for purposes of file system privileges or email use.
To determine whether a group is a workgroup or not, check each of the different managed preference options in Workgroup Manager. If any of the preference options are managed, it's a workgroup. If nothing is managed, it's a group.
- "When you define preferences for a group it is known as a workgroup. A workgroup provides you with a way to manage the working environment of group members."
This is important, since some features only work with workgroups. An example when logging in as a Mac OS X client is that users are only able to select workgroups for preference management; groups are not available for selection. This example is explained in technical document 107308, "Mac OS X Server 10.2: Managed Clients Cannot Select a Workgroup While Logging In".
Though a user logging in from a managed Mac OS X client can select only one workgroup at a time, that user can belong to multiple groups on the server for purposes of file system privileges or email use.
To determine whether a group is a workgroup or not, check each of the different managed preference options in Workgroup Manager. If any of the preference options are managed, it's a workgroup. If nothing is managed, it's a group.