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Chapter 1 Mac OS X Server in Action 23
Teachers need file services support so they can make lesson plans and teaching
materials available to students online. Teachers also need a way to retrieve and perhaps
update student records and other administrative information that is centralized on a
remote server.
• Mac OS X Server’s client management service provides a way to control student
Macintosh computer work environments.
For example, you can control which applications students can access. You can also
define application preferences, desktop patterns, and other desktop settings so that
students experience the same environment on different computers.
• Many school districts have an LDAP or Active Directory server set up as a master
directory server for all schools in the district. Mac OS X Server can use these existing
centralized repositories for accessing student and teacher information, but host other
services, such as file and printer sharing, on the server in a lab or classroom.
• For students who use portable Macintosh computers such as iBooks, mobile
accounts let students work on assignments at home in an environment that mimics
the look and feel and file access of the classroom environment. Preferences are
cached on the portable computer, so they are available for offline use.
• Mac OS X Server’s print service lets teachers manage student usage of classroom
printers, including non-PostScript (inkjet) printers.
Print service
Client management services
Mac OS X Server
Mac OS X clients
Mac OS 9 clients
File
service
Directory server
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