Mac OS X was designed from the ground up as a multi-user system. If you are
the only person using a given Mac, you might never notice the multi-user benefits
but if you do share a Mac with several people, Jaguar gives you a great degree
of control over how a Mac is used. You create a user account using the Accounts
preference panel in System Preferences... For non-admin users, notice the push
button labeled "Capabilities" which lets you determine if that user
should have a simplified Finder user interface, what applications they can open
and the level of access to use several system features including burning media, removing
stuff from the Dock and access to System Preferences.
If you administer a network of Macs, be sure to check out Mac
OS X Server and the Workgroup
Manager which gives you even more control over clients on a per user, per
group or per computer basis - all driven from a powerful server-based directory.
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