Manage User Accounts Flashcards
If you are setting up a Mac for the first time, what is the default account that you creating during the setup process?
An administrator account
What are the two non-local accounts that can also be installed on a Mac?
- Network user account
2. Mobile user account
What is the difference between a network user account and a mobile user account?
A mobile user account IS a network user account that has been synced with the local user database so that you can us it even when your Mac can’t contact the shared directory server that a network user account is stored on.
What are the 6 types of local user accounts?
- Administrator
- Standard
- Guest
- Sharing Only
- System Administrator (root)
- Group
What makes up an Administrator account?
- Administrator user accounts are part of the admin group and are allowed full access to all apps, preferences, and shared resource locations.
- It can add and manage other users.
What is a Standard User Account?
-Standard User Accounts are allowed to take advantage of nearly all the resources and features of a Mac, but they generally can’t change preferences that might affect other users.
What two things can Standard User Accounts do that affect other users on the Mac?
- They can install apps and app updates from the App Store
2. They can choose when to update software when they receive a notification that macOS software updates are available.
What is a Guest User Account
- 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, such as preference files or web browser history.
What can Guest Users access if FileVault is turned on
Safari only
If FileVault is turned on, what happens after a guest user logs in?
The Mac restarts.
If FileVault is turned off, what does a Guest User Account have access to?
The Users’ Shared Folder and if on Monterey upgrade, they may also have access to other user’ Public folders.
What access does a base Monterey install put on users’ Home folders?
No Access for Everyone
What is a Sharing-Only Account?
“Sharing-Only” accounts share files with someone on a different computer, but that user can’t log in to your Mac.
What folders for Sharing-Only accounts have access to?
Users’ Public and Drop Box folders.
True/False: Sharing-Only accounts are safer than Guest User accounts for file-sharing.
True.
What is a System Administrator or Root User Account?
The System Admin account has more access to files than administrator user accounts, such as files in user home folders. You can use it to perform tasks that require more privileges than administrator user accounts have. It is turned off by default on macOS.
What is a Local Group Account?
A group account is a list of user accounts that gives you greater control over file and folder access.
What are User Account Attributes?
Individual pieces of information that define a user account.
How can you view user account attributes?
Open System Preferences, select User and Groups, and Right-click (control click) on a user account and choose, “Advanced Options”
What are the 8 user account attributes that you can see?
- User ID
- Group
- Account Name
- Full name
- Login shell
- Home directory
- Universally Unique ID (UUID)
- Aliases
In User account attributes, what is the User ID?
A number that identifies an account with a file and folder ownership. User accounts start at 501 and every user added after, goes up sequentially, until a lower number becomes available, after an account deletion.
In User account attributes, what is the Group?
The users primary group. The default primary group for local users is the “staff” group. Admins are also apart of the “admin” group.
In User account attributes, what is the Account Name?
This is used to uniquely identify an account and, by default, to name a user’s home folder. Also called the “short name”
In User account attributes, what is the Full Name?
The full name of the user
