Workgroup Manager is a
computer program
A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute. Computer programs are one component of software, which also includes documentation and other intangible components.
A computer progra ...
bundled as part of
OS X Server
macOS Server, formerly Mac OS X Server and OS X Server, is a discontinued series of Unix-like server operating systems developed by Apple Inc., based on macOS and later add-on software packages for the latter. macOS Server added serve ...
for directory-based management of
users,
groups and
computers across a
network
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Science and technology
* Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
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Mathematics ...
.
This is where an admin could add, delete, and modify computer, and user accounts and groups. Computer accounts allow preferences to be set for individual machines. Machines are entered with their
MAC address
A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking tec ...
for the interface which they connect.
See also
*
Group Policy
Group Policy is a feature of the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems (including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2003+) that controls the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts. ...
External links
Apple - Support - OS X Lion Server - Client ManagementServer Admin Tools 10.4.11Server Admin Tools 10.5.7Server Admin Tools 10.6.8Server Admin Tools 10.7.3Workgroup Manager 10.8Workgroup Manager 10.9
MacOS Server
MacOS-only software made by Apple Inc.
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