Preparing Mac OS X 10.3 Clients for Administration

To prepare a client for administration, you activate Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) on the client computer and set ARD administrator access privileges to the computer by using the Sharing pane of the computer's System Preferences. You set access privileges separately for each user account on the computer. Follow the steps in this section to set access privileges on each client computer.

Note: You can skip this step if you create a custom installer that automatically enables your desired client settings.

To make changes on a client, you must have the name and password of a user with administrator privileges on the computer.

1. On the client computer, open System Preferences and click Sharing.

   If necessary, enter the user name and password of a user with administrator privileges on that computer.

2. Select Apple Remote Desktop in the Sharing Methods pane.
3. Click Access Privileges.
4. Select the checkbox of each user account that you want enabled for ARD administration.
5. Select a listed user whose access privileges you want to set, and then make the changes you want to the access privileges. Your changes take effect immediately.
6. Repeat for additional users whose access privileges you want to set.
7. If desired, enter information in any or all of the four Computer Information fields.

   This information appears in ARD System Overview reports. For example, you can enter an inventory number for the computer, a serial number, or a user's name and telephone number.

8. Click OK.
9. To activate the ARD client, make sure to select the Apple Remote Desktop checkbox, or select Remote Desktop and click Start.