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The macOS User Administration Guide

By : Herta Nava
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The macOS User Administration Guide

By: Herta Nava

Overview of this book

Apple is pushing the capabilities of its technologies to help users achieve high performance, including improvements in its OS running across all Mac systems, macOS, and new technologies such as M1 Silicon chips. This book walks you through macOS from a system administration and support point of view, exploring its latest features. The book starts by explaining macOS architecture, installation, and startup processes to enable you to get started with the OS. You'll learn how to manage users and discover techniques for user security and privacy. Moving on, you'll get to grips with the macOS file system and learn to manage disks, volumes, and partitions for effective file management. Most of the examples covered in this book are from an administrator's perspective; however, when relevant, a standard user's perspective is also presented. You'll find illustrations for Mac systems running macOS 11 (Big Sur), and when necessary, for macOS 10.15 (macOS Catalina). Finally, you'll explore advanced topics such as networking and using command-line tools for administration tasks. By the end of this macOS book, you'll be well-versed with macOS features, administration tasks, and best practices. You'll also be able to apply the concepts to increase your chances of success in obtaining Apple certifications such as Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP).
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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In this chapter, we looked at a wide range of tools and features macOS provides for protecting user security and privacy. We covered the password types available in macOS. You now know how to manage those password types, including changing and resetting them through various methods. We also looked at the Keychain system, and how you can now manage keychains stored in your system and add your own. And in the last section, we looked at other privacy-related options and how to use them to customize a system to protect users' privacy, including the features Safari offers to prevent cross-site tracking by third-party content providers on websites you visit, and how the Privacy Report can help you identify and manage those trackers. You are now equipped to use those options and tools to protect your privacy and to assist other users in doing the same.

In the next chapter, we will look at the macOS filesystem in-depth, including managing disks, volumes, and partitions, and much...