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Integrate Your Macs with Active Directory and Apply Energy-Saving Policies
Likewise joins Mac OS X computers to Microsoft Active Directory, effectively integrating Mac machines into a Microsoft Windows network so you can manage all your computers from a single, central source. An immediate benefit is that you can apply energy-saving group policies en masses to all the Macs in your enterprise.
Likewise gives you two options for managing Macs with group policy:
1. Applying Mac-specific Likewise policies to Macs with the Microsoft Group Policy Object Editor and the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
2. Using Apple's Workgroup Group with Likewise Enterprise to apply energy-saver preferences as group policy objects (GPOs).
Going Green
Energy-saving group policies save money, conserve electricity, and reduce pollution. Likewise Enterprise includes the following green policies for Mac OS X servers and workstations. These policies are managed with the Group Policy Object Editor (GPOE).
System Sleep Timer. This group policy puts a target Mac OS X computer to sleep after it has been idle for a set period.
Display Sleep Timer.This group policy puts the screen of a target Mac OS X computer to sleep after it has been idle for a set period.
Disk Sleep Timer. This group policy puts the hard disk on a target Mac OS X computer to sleep when it is not in use.
Sleep on the Power Button. This group policy sets the power button to put a target Mac OS X computer to sleep. When the power button is pressed, the computer goes to sleep instead of shutting down.
Restart After Losing Power. This group policy automatically restarts a target Mac OS X computer after it loses power. This policy can help recover a workstation or server after a power failure.
Wake Up on LAN Admin Access. This group policy wakes up a target Mac OS X computer when a network administrator accesses it through a local area network Ethernet connection.
Wake Up When the Modem Rings.This group policy wakes up a target Mac OS X computer when its modem rings.
Integrating MCX Green Preferences in AD
Likewise Enterprise gives you the option of managing your Mac network with green preferences in Workgroup Manager, a free server administration tool from Apple for remotely managing user, group, and computer settings on Mac OS X machines. Likewise Enterprise integrates Workgroup Manager with Active Directory by saving Managed Client Settings (MCX) as standard Active Directory group policy objects.
Related Topics
Setting MCX Group Policy Objects with Workgroup Manager and Active Directory
Gnome Group Policies for Linux
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