
132 Chapter 8 Client Management Overview
Caching Preferences
Preferences can be cached on Mac OS X computers, so they remain in effect even when
the computer is off the network:
• Computer preferences and preferences for any workgroups that can use the
computer are cached.
• User preferences are always cached for users who have mobile accounts.
When a client computer is off the network, only users with local accounts or network
users with mobile accounts on that computer can log in.
Helping Users Find Applications
Applications can be stored locally on a user computer’s hard disk or on a server in a
share point. If applications are stored locally, users can find them in the Applications
folder. If applications are stored on a server, the user must connect to the server (by
choosing Go > Connect to Server in the Finder) in order to locate and use the
applications. Applications may also be made available through an automounted
sharepoint as the /Network/Applications mount record.
To make specific local applications easy to find, you can use Dock Items preferences to
place an alias for the My Applications folder in the user’s Dock. The My Applications
folder contains aliases to applications a user is permitted to open. Doing this might
delay login time for managed users because Mac OS X has to search available disks to
build this list every time you log in.
You manage user access to local applications by creating lists of approved applications
in the Applications preference. To set up a list of approved applications, see “Creating a
List of Applications Users Can Open” on page 141. Whether you choose to use the
Simple Finder or the Regular Finder user environment, this list of approved applications
determines what users find in the My Applications folder located in the Dock.
For more information about using the Simple Finder or Regular Finder, see “Hiding the
Alert Message When a User Empties the Trash” on page 157. To place an alias to My
Applications and other folders in a user’s Dock, see “Adding Items to a User’s Dock” on
page 150.
Helping Users Find Group Folders
If you have set up a group folder, you can set up quick access to it when a user logs in
to the workgroup with which the folder is associated.
You use the Dock Items preference. To learn more, read “Providing Easy Access to
Group Folders” on page 149. To provide access to the group volume, which contains
the Public Folder and Drop Box for the group, see “Providing Easy Access to the Group
Share Point” on page 166.
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