Setting up user accounts for Macintosh users

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

Setting up user accounts for Macintosh users

User accounts are created for Macintosh users just as they are created for Windows users. A guest account is automatically created when you install Services for Macintosh. By default, both local guests and guests accessing the server through a client on the network (including a Macintosh client) are allowed. This means that if users log on without a regular user account and password, they will be logged on as a guest.

Guests have some access to shared resources. Guests can do everything that those with a user account can do except keep a local profile on their computers; lock their computers; and create, delete, and modify local groups on their computers.

The guest account cannot be deleted, but it can be disabled. If it is disabled, no network users, including Macintosh users, can log on without a user account and password.