This type of account is designed for children of all ages who will be accessing the computer. Managed with Parental Controls allows you to set a designated time frame when the user is allowed to log on to the computer. It also provides tools for limiting Internet content and applications that can be accessed using this account, and even allows you to create a list of Web sites that can be viewed or e-mail addresses that can be used on the computer.
A Sharing Only account doesn’t allow the user to log onto the computer. It does, however, provide low-level file sharing access via the file sharing or FTP option in the Sharing preferences pane.
A Guest account allows a guest to temporarily log on to your computer in order to perform basic tasks such as checking e-mail, browsing the Internet, and printing files. A Guest account is created automatically in Snow Leopard operating system, but is disabled by default. Once enabled, the Guest account, which does not require a password, can be used for the time that the person is logged in using that account. Once the person logs out of the Guest account, all the information and files in the Guest account’s Home folder are deleted, making it easy for several guests to access this account. It always stays organized and will not accumulate unnecessary or unwanted files.
In the next exercise, you’ll begin by creating a new Standard account on your computer to allow another user to access the computer. Standard accounts are useful for coworkers, spouses, or friends who also need to use your computer.
If you follow the steps to create a new user account, the account can be easily deleted at the end of the article. You can also replace the names used in the following steps with the actual name of another person who needs access to your computer. The account you’ll be creating in the following steps is an actual working account.
From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences to display the System Preferences pane. Click Accounts under the System category to display the Accounts preferences pane. Before you can make any changes in the Accounts preference pane, you need to authenticate using an Administrator account on this computer.
Type a password that you’d like to use for this account. It’s common practice to provide an initial basic password to provide to the user, then allow them to change the password once they’ve logged into their account. Type the word password in the Password text fi eld and also in the Verify text fi eld. This simply verifi es that both text fi elds contain the same value. Press the Tab key on your keyboard.
For added security, use upper- and lowercase characters as well as numbers when creating a password. This makes the password harder for someone to guess. If you want help creating a password, you can click the Password Assistant icon to the right of the password text fi eld to generate a password for you.
In the Password hint text fi eld, type a hint that will help the user remember their password if they happen to forget it. Type your name in the Password hint text fi eld, then press the Create Account button. A window appears asking if you would like to keep automatic login. Click the Turn Off Automatic Login button. If automatic logon remains on, any user can gain access to your information when the computer is restarted because your account will automatically logon without requiring a password.
The new account appears in the account list on the left side of the Accounts preference pane. If a standard user forgets his or her password, any user with an Administrator account can reset the password for that account. If an Administrator forgets his or her account, another user with administrative access can reset the password.
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