Server Admin 10.4 Help

Allowing Guest Access for Windows Services

You can use Server Admin to enable or disable guest access to Windows file service. Guest users can access Windows file service on your server without supplying a name and password. For better security, do not allow guest access.

Users must always enter a name and password to log in to the Windows domain of the Mac OS X Server PDC.

1. Open Server Admin and select Windows in the Computers & Services list.
2. Click Settings, then click Access.
3. Click "Allow Guest access," then click Save.

   If "Allow Guest access" is selected, users can connect for Windows file service without using a name or password.

   If "Allow Guest access" is unselected, users must supply a valid name and password to use Windows file service.

You can also enable or disable guest access to Windows file service using the 'serveradmin' command in Terminal. For more information, see the file services chapter of the command-line administration guide.