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Disabling Management for Specific Preferences

After you set up managed preferences for any account, you can turn off management for specific preference panes by setting the management setting to Never.

You can use the Once setting to create default settings. These are settings that, when saved, take effect the next time users log in. Users can then change their settings and save their new settings for future use. The Often setting does not allow users to save their preferences for future use, but they can change their settings for the current session.

1. In Workgroup Manager, click Preferences.
2. Make sure the correct directory is selected and that you are authenticated for it.

   To switch directories, click the small globe above the accounts list. If you are not authenticated, click the lock.

3. Select one or more users, groups, or computer lists.
4. Click the icon for a preference that is currently being managed.
5. In the pane whose preferences you no longer want to manage, select Never.
6. Click Apply Now.

   Note: If preferences are managed at a higher level in the hierarchy, setting the management value to Never may not result in unmanaged preferences.

When you change the preference management settings, the new setting applies to all items in the active preference pane. If you want to disable all management for an individual preference (for example, Dock), make sure the management setting is set to Never in each pane of that preference.