Generic Account Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to specify a generic account that should be given access to the package on distribution points. Generic access accounts are mapped to actual user or group accounts specific to the network operating systems of individual distribution points. You can create your own package access accounts in addition to or in place of generic access accounts to gain further control over access to package source files on distribution points.

Users
The generic account is a user account with read-only rights. The Users account is mapped to the local Users account in Windows NT and the Everyone (group) account in NetWare bindery. A generic Users account is created for each package by default.
Guests
The generic account is a guest account with read-only rights. The Guests account is mapped to the local Guests account in Windows NT and the Everyone (group) account in NetWare bindery. A generic Guests account is created for each package by default.
Administrators
The generic account is an administrator account with full control rights. The Administrators account is mapped to the local Admins account in Windows NT and the Supervisor account in NetWare bindery. A generic Administrators account is created by default.

Caution     Do not remove the generic Administrators account without specifying one or more package access accounts that provide the SMS Service account full control on all necessary distribution points. Failure to do so will result in the Distribution Manager component being unable to install, update, or remove the package on distribution points.

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