User manual FARONICS DEEP FREEZE MAC

[. . . ] This page intentionally left blank DeepFreezeMacSecurityNotice Apple provides an application called Open Firmware Password that can be used to ensure that all keys that affect the normal start up of the computer are disabled. This prevents users from pressing the keys necessary to boot into single-user mode or boot from an alternative volume at start up. To download the Open Firmware Password application, refer to Apple's instructions at: http://www. apple. com/support/downloads/openfirmwarepassword. html For Mac OS X 10. 4 or later, the updated version of this application can be copied from the software installation disc, located at Applications/Utilities on the disc. Intel-based Macintosh computers can be protected by firmware passwords as well. [. . . ] Users can not be mapped entirely to their User ThawSpace/any other volume and then partially custom mapped to another location. For bookmarks, the location must exist to be mapped; e. g. if a user has never run Safari, it can not be mapped. Deep Freeze does not create the folders and bookmarks for a user. If an attempt to map to a location with insufficient space is made, the mapping action will not take place. The Short Name must match the Home Directory name in System Preferences > Accounts > Account_Name > Advanced Options for mapping to work. 18 DFUsersTab The DF Users tab allows administrators to manage the Deep Freeze users present on a computer. There are a maximum of four users permitted on each computer, but only the first user (the admin user) can create, edit, and delete other DF Users. Adding, Deleting, andEditingDFUsers To add a new user, complete the following steps: 1. A properties dialog appears, as shown. 2. Enter the DF User Name and Password and verify the password. NOTE: If Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) is going to be used to manage Deep Freeze Mac deployments, ensure that only alpha-numeric characters are used in the password or the remote tasks will fail. Click OK to save the changes to the user profile, or click Cancel to exit with no changes saved. 3. To delete a DF User, click Delete. A dialog appears asking for confirmation of the deletion. Click Cancel to exit the dialog, or click Delete to delete the DF User permanently. There must always be at least one DF User present; the first DF User created can not be deleted. To edit the properties of a DF User, click Edit. Edit the User Name and Password in the properties dialog as needed. 19 UninstallTab A computer must be in a Thawed state for the Uninstall option to be available. If the computer is in a Frozen state, the Uninstall option is not available. If there are existing ThawSpaces on a computer, choose either to retain or delete them by selecting the preferred button. If the option to retain ThawSpaces is chosen, all existing ThawSpaces are moved to the boot volume (/ Volumes/username. dmg). To access the boot volume, launch the Terminal and change the directory to the boot volume /Volumes/username. dmg. ThawSpaces must be mounted manually by double-clicking the icon. To uninstall Deep Freeze, click Uninstall. The computer restarts and Deep Freeze is uninstalled. All program components are permanently deleted when Deep Freeze is uninstalled. [. . . ] Before a computer is added to the list, it reads No Computers. Drag and drop the preferred workstations or group of workstations into the dialog from the computers in the All Computers list. The number of computers assigned to a specific task appears at the bottom of the window. 3. UsingandEditingTasks To use the tasks, they must be edited to add site-specific information, e. g. [. . . ]