Manage User Accounts

Question 1

If you are setting up a Mac for the first time, what is the default account that you creating during the setup process?

Answer 1

An administrator account

Question 2

What are the two non-local accounts that can also be installed on a Mac?

Answer 2

1. Network user account

2. Mobile user account

Question 3

What is the difference between a network user account and a mobile user account?

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

What are the 6 types of local user accounts?

Answer 4

1. Administrator
2. Standard
3. Guest
4. Sharing Only
5. System Administrator (root)
6. Group

Question 5

What makes up an Administrator account?

Answer 5

• 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.

Question 6

What is a Standard User Account?

Answer 6

-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.

Question 7

What two things can Standard User Accounts do that affect other users on the Mac?

Answer 7

1. 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.

Question 8

What is a Guest User Account

Answer 8

• 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.

Question 9

What can Guest Users access if FileVault is turned on

Answer 9

Safari only

Question 10

If FileVault is turned on, what happens after a guest user logs in?

Answer 10

The Mac restarts.

Question 11

If FileVault is turned off, what does a Guest User Account have access to?

Answer 11

The Users’ Shared Folder and if on Monterey upgrade, they may also have access to other user’ Public folders.

Question 12

What access does a base Monterey install put on users’ Home folders?

Answer 12

No Access for Everyone

Question 13

What is a Sharing-Only Account?

Answer 13

“Sharing-Only” accounts share files with someone on a different computer, but that user can’t log in to your Mac.

Question 14

What folders for Sharing-Only accounts have access to?

Answer 14

Users’ Public and Drop Box folders.

Question 15

True/False: Sharing-Only accounts are safer than Guest User accounts for file-sharing.

Answer 15

True.

Question 16

What is a System Administrator or Root User Account?

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

What is a Local Group Account?

Answer 17

A group account is a list of user accounts that gives you greater control over file and folder access.

Question 18

What are User Account Attributes?

Answer 18

Individual pieces of information that define a user account.

Question 19

How can you view user account attributes?

Answer 19

Open System Preferences, select User and Groups, and Right-click (control click) on a user account and choose, “Advanced Options”

Question 20

What are the 8 user account attributes that you can see?

Answer 20

1. User ID
2. Group
3. Account Name
4. Full name
5. Login shell
6. Home directory
7. Universally Unique ID (UUID)
8. Aliases

Question 21

In User account attributes, what is the User ID?

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

In User account attributes, what is the Group?

Answer 22

The users primary group. The default primary group for local users is the “staff” group. Admins are also apart of the “admin” group.

Question 23

In User account attributes, what is the Account Name?

Answer 23

This is used to uniquely identify an account and, by default, to name a user’s home folder. Also called the “short name”

Question 24

In User account attributes, what is the Full Name?

Answer 24

The full name of the user

Question 25

In User account attributes, what is the Login Shell?

Answer 25

the file path that defines the default command-line shell in Terminal by the account. For Monterey, a new user account will be defaulted to /bin/zsh.

Question 26

In User account attributes, what is the Home Directory

Answer 26

The path that defines the location of the user's home folder. All users except sharing-only account users are set to /Users/*name* by default, where *name* is the Account Name.

Question 27

In User account attributes, what is the Universally Unique ID (UUID)

Answer 27

An alphanumeric attribute that is generated by a Mac during account creation that is used to refer to the user's password and for group membership and file permissions. Unique specifically to that Mac.

Question 28

In User account attributes, what are the Aliases?

Answer 28

Used to associate a local Mac user account with other service accounts.

Question 29

True/False: A users account name and home folder do not have to match?

Answer 29

False.

Question 30

How can you limit the amount of time that a user account can access apps?

Answer 30

Screen Time

Question 31

What are the 5 things you can share in regards to "Family Sharing"

Answer 31

1. Apple Services (Music, TV+, News, Arcade, Apple Card) 2. iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases 3. iCloud storage plan 4. Shared family calendars and photo albums 5. Help locate each other's missing devices with Find My

Question 32

How many numbers is the Screen Time Passcode for a child?

Answer 32

4

Question 33

What 5 categories can you configure for each user with Screen Time?

Answer 33

1. Downtime (time to be away from screens such as meals or bedtime) 2. App Limits (amount of time allowed for apps and websites) 3. Communication (who the user is allowed to communicate with in regards to iPhone, FaceTime, Messages, and iCloud contacts) 4. Always Allowed (Apps that can be used at any time, even during Downtime) 5. Content and Privacy

Question 34

Where can you adjust items that automatically open during login?

Answer 34

System Preferences - Users and Groups - Select a user - Login Items

Question 35

What are the 9 settings you can adjust in Login Options of System Preferences - Users and Groups?

Answer 35

1. Enable/Disable Automatic login 2. Display of users on login window 3. Show/Don't Show the Sleep, Restart, and Shutdown buttons 4. Show/Don't Show input menu at login window 5. Show/Don't Show password hints 6. Show/Don't Show fast-user switching and the appearance. 7. Enable accessibility items at login window 8. Configure options to allow all, none, or specified network users at login window 9. Configure a Mac to use network accounts hosted from a shared network directory

Question 36

What does fast-user switching allow you to do?

Answer 36

Lets a Mac switch between user accounts without users logging out or quirting apps

Question 37

What 3 options can you select from the Fast-User Switching menu?

Answer 37

1. Another user 2. The Login Window 3. Users and Groups Preferences

Question 38

What is app contention?

Answer 38

App contention: Apps that are designed for use by one user at a time. So if a user tries to use an app that is already open in an active user account, an error message will appear. Applies to Documents (being open in other accounts as Read only) and Peripherals.

Question 39

What do you need in order to shut down a computer when other users are logged in?

Answer 39

An administrator password