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Mac OS X Server v10.5 User Management Guide: Guest Computer behavior clarification

Get clarification on the description of the behavior of a Guest Computer from the Mac OS X Server v10.5 User Management Guide.

The Mac OS X Server v10.5 User Management Guide describes the behavior of a Guest Computer as:

If an unknown computer (one that doesn't have a computer account) connects to your network and attempts to access services, that computer is treated as a guest computer. Settings for the guest computer account apply to these unknown computers. (page 107)

This behavior may be more correctly described as:

If a computer connects to your directory domain, and the computer doesn't have any managed settings in its record or computer groups that its record is in, that computer is treated as a guest computer. If there is no computer record, the computer is treated as a guest computer. Settings for the guest computer account apply to these unknown computers.

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