
Chapter 3 User Management for Mobile Clients 51
Creating a Mobile Account
Once a mobile account is created, it appears in the account list in the Accounts System
Preferences. The account type is labeled “Mobile,” and when you select it, most items in
the Accounts pane are dimmed. You can use Workgroup Manager to create a mobile
account automatically when a user logs in.
To create a mobile account using Workgroup Manager:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts.
2 Select a user account, then click Preferences.
3 Click Mobility and set the management setting to Always.
4 Select “Create Mobile Account at login” and select the checkbox for “Synchronize
account for offline use”.
5 Select “Require confirmation before creating a mobile account” if you want to allow the
user to decide whether to create a mobile account at login.
If this option is selected, the user sees a confirmation dialog when logging in. The user
can click Create to create the mobile account immediately, or can click Continue to log
in as a network user without creating the mobile account.
6 Click Apply Now.
You can use Workgroup Manager to make changes to the corresponding server
account as needed. Any changes are applied to the mobile account the next time the
computer connects to the network.
Removing a Mobile Account
If a user no longer requires a mobile account, you can remove the individual account
on the client computer. Both the mobile account and its local home directory are
removed. You must be a local administrator, or a domain administrator with permission
to manage the computer list the system belongs to, in order to remove a mobile
account, as this is done locally on the machine where the account resides. The
administrator cannot use the admin console in Workgroup Manager to conduct this
operation remotely.
To remove a mobile account:
1 Open System Preferences on the client computer.
2 Click Accounts, then select the user in the list.
3 Select the account you want to delete.
The mobile account should have the word “Mobile” listed in the Type column.
4 Click the Delete (–) button, then click OK.
5 Choose either to Archive or Remove the home directory in the dialogue that comes up.
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