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Mac OS X 10.5: Working with user accounts and Accounts preferences
You can use Accounts preferences to configure or delete user accounts in Mac OS X. Each account can have its own log in, password, preferences, desktop items, and so forth. You can also easily switch between accounts or move files from one account to another. You can automatically log in as a certain account when Mac OS X starts, or display the login window instead. You can specify applications or files to open automatically when the account logs in.Learn more about: Different kinds of user accounts Resetting an account password Creating or modifying accounts Deleting accounts Switching between accounts Enabling or disabling automatic login Configuring items that open when an account logs in (login items) FileVault Troubleshooting certain situations with a new user account Transferring files from one account to another on the same Mac

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LEARN ABOUT OSX

scselect

SCSELECT(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					       SCSELECT(8)

NAME

     scselect -- Select system configuration "location"

SYNOPSIS

     scselect [-n] [new-location-name]

DESCRIPTION

     scselect provides access to the system configuration sets, commonly referred to as "locations".  When invoked with no arguments, scselect
     displays the names and associated identifiers for each defined "location" and indicates which is currently active.  scselect also allows the
     user to select or change the active "location" by specifying its name or identifier.  Changing the "location" causes an immediate system re-
     configuration, unless the -n option is supplied.

     At present, the majority of preferences associated with a "location" relate to the system's network configuration.

     The command line options are as follows:

     -n  Delay changing the system's "location" until the next system boot (or the next time that the system configuration preferences are
	 changed).

     new-location-name
	 If not specified, a list of the available "location" names and associated identifiers will be reported on standard output.  If specified,
	 this argument is matched with the "location" names and identifiers and the matching set is activated.

SEE ALSO

     configd(8)

HISTORY

     The scselect command appeared in Mac OS X Public Beta.

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