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Volume passwords

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Volume passwords

Services for Macintosh provides an extra level of security through Macintosh-accessible volume passwords. A volume password is a password you assign to a Macintosh-accessible volume when configuring it. Any Macintosh user who wants to use the volume must type the volume password. Users of x86-based computers do not need to know the volume password to access the folder that corresponds to the Macintosh-accessible volume.

Notes

  • Volume passwords are optional.

  • Volume passwords are case-sensitive.

  • When you create a new Macintosh-accessible volume, the default is to have no volume password.

  • Because of a constraint with the System 6 and System 7 Finder, you cannot automatically mount a volume with a volume password at startup or by double-clicking an alias. You also cannot automatically mount a volume if the user originally connected to the volume with the Microsoft user authentication module (UAM).

For more information on network security options for users of Services for Macintosh, see Security for Services for Macintosh users.