Does a managed client computer require an OD user account?

Currently, my site is set up so that users have local accounts on their own machines.
If I want to be able to manage settings on their local machines, do I need to convert all the existing accounts to server based OD accounts?
Ideally, I would like to keep them logging in locally, but be able to manage certain settings centrally, and then slowly migrate the local accounts to mobile accounts in the future...
Is this possible to do, or do I need to have all my users in my OD before I can manage their computers?
Thanks in advance

Hi
+"If I want to be able to manage settings on their local machines, do I need to convert all the existing accounts to server based OD accounts?"+
No.
+"Is this possible to do?"+
Yes. You don't necessarily have to have an OD Master to achieve this either, although it's easier if it is. Make sure your server is an OD Master and join client workstations to the LDAP node. If you don't need to disable 'Automatic logins' on the client workstations then leave it as a 'transparent' login. Users logging won't be aware of any other login option that way. However if you want to present a login window you can either configure it locally to not show any Users or apply that option as a managed preference. It's one of the many MCX you can apply at Computer level that you can't apply at any other level.
Bear in mind MCX at hardware level applies to all users - local or otherwise.
+"do I need to have all my users in my OD before I can manage their computers?"+
No. Although you will have to at some point if you want to achieve local to mobile accounts.
Tony

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