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The macOS User Administration Guide

You're reading from   The macOS User Administration Guide A practical guide to implementing, managing, and optimizing macOS Big Sur features and tools

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838643652
Length 804 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Overview of the macOS System, Architecture, and Features 2. Installing and Configuring macOS FREE CHAPTER 3. The Start Up Process 4. User Accounts Management 5. Managing User Security and Privacy 6. The macOS File System: Disks, Volumes, and Partitions 7. Understanding Ownership and Permissions 8. System Resources and Shortcuts 9. Understanding Metadata and Searching 10. Managing Apps and Documents 11. Backups and Archiving 12. Networking in macOS 13. Using macOS Network Services 14. Using macOS Sharing Services 15. Managing Security in macOS 16. Using the Command Line 17. Troubleshooting Tips 18. About Packt

Summary

In the first section of this chapter, we learned how network services work in macOS, how to use them, and how to configure them. You should now feel comfortable configuring all types of network accounts for daily work tasks, such as the Mail, Notes, Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, Messages, FaceTime, and Safari apps. In the second section, we looked at the Continuity set of features, which allow you to seamlessly extend your work from your Mac to other devices in the Apple ecosystem, such as your iPhone, iPad, and so on. These features are Sidecar, Markup and Sketch, Text Message Forwarding, Cellular Calls, Continuity Camera, Auto Unlock, Handoff, Universal Clipboard, AirDrop, Apple Pay, and Instant Hotspot. You now know what these features do, their requirements, and how you can take advantage of their capabilities.

In the next chapter, we will look at another group of network services, this time related specifically to sharing, including services such as remote controlling and...

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