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ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

By : Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.
Book Image

ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

By: Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.

Overview of this book

Google's ChromeOS provides a great platform for technicians, system administrators, developers, and casual users alike, providing a seemingly simplistic architecture that is easy enough for a novice user to begin working with. However, beneath the surface, this operating system boasts a plethora of powerful tools, able to rival any other OS on the market. So, learning how to harness the full potential of the OS is critical for you as a technical worker and user to thrive at your workplace. ChromeOS System Administrator’s Guide will help you reap the benefits of all features of ChromeOS. This book explains ChromeOS’ unique architecture and its built-in tools that perform essential tasks such as managing user accounts, working with data, and launching applications. As you build your foundational knowledge of the OS, you'll be exposed to higher-level concepts such as security, command line, and enterprise management. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to perform a range of system administration tasks within ChromeOS without requiring an alternative operating system, thereby broadening your options as a technician, system administrator, developer, or engineer.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1:Working with ChromeOS
5
Part 2:Security and Troubleshooting
9
Part 3:Advanced Administration

Understanding groups and target audiences

Grouping objects has been a tried and true method of reducing administrative overhead in organizations for decades. Grouping together users or devices with similar needs (for example, apps, privileges, storage access, and so on) makes it easier to keep track of who can see or do things with or to your resources. Google Workspace provides two versions of groups, one that comes with your free Google account and the other that is exclusively for Google Workspace subscribers. Both versions allow you to collaborate with others but only the subscriber version allows the use of corporate features such as shared group email inboxes, the use of custom domains, and centralized moderation policy administration.

To create a new group, perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Directory à Groups screen in the Admin console and on the Groups screen, click the Create group link.
  2. When the Create group window opens, you’ll be...