Views tab
Views tab settings controls icon size and display in Finder and support the following management modes: Never, Once, Always.
You can configure three different types of views:
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Desktop view
Controls the size and arrangement of icons on the desktop.
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Default view
Controls the view settings of Finder windows.
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Computer view
Controls the view settings of the Computer view which shows available volumes in Finder.
The following options are supported:
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Icon Size
Select to control the size of icons displayed in Icon view.
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Icon arrangement
Select to control the way icons display in Icon view. The following options are supported:
- Name - arranges icons alphabetically by name.
- Modification Date - Icons are arranged according to the last time the file was modified.
- Creation Date - arranges icons according to when the file was created.
- Size - arranges icons by file size.
- Kind - groups icons according to file extensions.
- Snap to Grid - arranges icons into a grid arrangement.
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Use relative dates
In List View, specifies file dates relative to the current date.
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Calculate folder sizes
Select to calculate folder sizes "on the fly".
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Icon Size
In List View, icons can be displayed as either small icons (16x16 pixels) or large icons (32x32 pixels). Select this option to control which size to use in List View mode.
Login properties
The Login settings control the appearance and behavior of the Mac OS X login window.
You can apply Login Properties settings under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. However, the Items tab is only available in Users Configuration.
Related Topics
Window tab
The Window tab settings of the Login Properties control the appearance of the login window such as the heading, message, which users are listed if the "List of users" is specified, and the ability to restart or shut down. Window tab settings supports the following management modes: Never, Once, Always.
The following options are supported:
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Heading
Select an item to display at the top of the login window.
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Message
Enter a message to display in the login Window.
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Style
Set the following options to modify the login window style:
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Name and password text fields
To only display the user name and password text boxes.
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List of users able to use these computers
To display a graphical list of users that are allowed to log in.
Note: Users can click the account to use for log in and will be prompted for a password. You can set additional options to control which users are displayed in the list.
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Show Other
To allow users to log in using the name and password text fields.
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Show Restart
To display the restart button in the login window.
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Show Shut Down
To display the shut down button in the login window.
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Options tab
The Options tab of the Login Properties controls miscellaneous login-related options and support the following Manage Modes: Never, Always.
The following options are supported:
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Show password hint when needed and available
All Authentication Services users always have a password hint of "Active Directory Domain Password" by default. This hint is configurable in the Authentication Services configuration policy. Users are never allowed to set a password hint on a Authentication Services account. Local or non- Authentication Services accounts may have a password hint which was intentionally set by the user to remind them of their password.
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Enable automatic login
Select to configure the operating system to boot directly to the desktop without presenting the user with a login screen. The operating system boots using the automatic login account configured locally under System Preferences, Accounts.
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Enable console login
By default users can type >console at the login window to drop to a terminal login. This setting allows you to disable the ability to drop to a terminal login.
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Enable Fast User Switching
Select to display the logged in user's name in the right-hand corner of the desktop. Selecting on the user name allows the user to switch to another account without logging out of their current desktop session.
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Log out users after X minutes of inactivity
Select to automatically log out a user if he has been inactive for the specified number of minutes.
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Local administrators may refresh or disable management
Select to allow administrators to disable or refresh login window management settings.
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Set computer name to computer record name
This setting affects the computer’s Bonjour name. The new Bonjour name is name-#.local where name is the computer record name you specify and # uniquely identifies the computer if there are several computers with the same Bonjour name.
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Enable external accounts
Select to store external accounts on removable storage devices such as a thumb-drive. You must insert the removable device before an external account can log in.
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Enable guest account
Select to enable a guest account to log in without a password. When the guest user logs out, the home directory, documents and settings are removed from the system.
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Start screen saver after X minutes
Select to modify your screen saver setting.