Lesson 7: Manage User Accounts Flashcards
• Recognize various user account types and user attributes. • Create and manage user accounts. • Adjust login and fast user switching settings.
What are the types of local user accounts in macOS High Sierra?
How are they different?
The local users accounts in macOS include the following:
- Administrator: Administrator user accounts are part of the admin group and are allowed full access to all apps, preferences, and shared resource locations.
- Standard: Standard users are allowed to take advantage of nearly all the resources and features of a Mac, but they generally can’t change things that might affect other users.
- Managed with parental controls: A managed account is a standard account with parental controls enabled.
- Guest: The default guest account is similar to a standard user, but it doesn’t require a password. When a guest user logs out, the home folder is deleted, including any home folder items that would normally be saved, like preference files or web browser history.
- Sharing only: “Sharing only” accounts allow you to share files with someone on a different computer, but they can’t log in to your Mac.
- System Administrator (root): The System Administrator account has unlimited access to almost everything on a Mac. It is turned off by default on macOS.
- Group: A group account is a list of user accounts that gives you greater control over file and folder access.
What are account attributes?
Account attributes are the individual pieces of information used to define a user account.
Examples include User ID, group, account name, full name, login shell, home directory, universally unique ID (UUID), Apple ID, and aliases.
How can you limit a user account from having full access to all apps?
You can use parental controls to restrict what users can do.
Examples of limitations include enforcing a simple Finder, limiting apps, limiting App Store content, setting time limits, privacy settings, and more.
What does fast user switching allow you to do?
Fast user switching lets a Mac switch between user accounts without users having to log out or quit apps.
