OS X El Capitan: Allow network users to log in to your Mac

Allow network users to log in to your Mac

If your Mac is joined to a network account server, you can specify which network users can log in to your Mac, and list the names of authorized users in the login window.

  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Users & Groups, then click Login Options.

  2. Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.

  3. Select “Allow network users to log in at login window,” then click Options.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Select “All network users,” then click Done.

    • Select “Only these network users.” Click the Add button , click Network Users or Network Groups, then choose the users or groups permitted to log in to your Mac. Click Done.

  5. To display the names of authorized users during login, select “List of users” for the “Display login window as” setting.

Last Modified: Apr 13, 2016
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