User Accounts


While you might be familiar with the Mac OS 9 implementation of multiple users, this was never an integral part of the operating system. With Mac OS X, each user has their own account, with a unique user name and a password. If you’re the only user on your Mac, this won’t affect you but, if you share your Mac with others, you’ll want to create accounts for each user. These accounts help segregate users’ files and allow each user to customize their environment as they choose. You can set up your Mac the way you want—with the desktop picture you want, using your individual preferences and settings—and other users can do the same. When you log in to your Mac, or start working on it within your individual environment, you’ll only see your files according to your preferences.

These individual settings go beyond just what you see in the Finder—they also affect the preferences and settings for each application you use. If you like certain preferences for your web browser, word processor, and graphics programs, you needn’t worry about other users changing them. When they log in, they work according to their preferences and cannot change yours.

Also, when you open your e-mail program, you’ll only see your own messages. You don’t need to worry about changing e-mail identities when you share your Mac; each user’s files are truly segregated and your files aren’t just displayed for your eyes only, but other users cannot access them. You also don’t need to worry about other users accessing the bookmarks in your web browser. This gives you added privacy.




How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther
How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther
ISBN: 007225355X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 171

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