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Managing User, Computer Accounts and Groups

Creating User Accounts

Create a user account in Windows 7

My computer is on a domain

i. Open Microsoft Management Console by clicking the Start button, typing mmc into the
search box, and then pressing Enter. Administrator permission required if you're
prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
ii. In the left pane of Microsoft Management Console, click Local Users and Groups.
iii. If you don't see Local Users and Groups, it's probably because that snap-in hasn't been
added to Microsoft Management Console. Follow these steps to install it:
iv. In Microsoft Management Console, click the File menu, and then click Add/Remove
Snap-in.
v. Click Local Users and Groups, and then click Add.
vi. Click Local computer, click Finish, and then click OK.
vii. Click the Users folder.
viii. Click Action, and then click New User.
ix. Type the appropriate information in the dialog box, and then click Create.
x. When you are finished creating user accounts, click Close.

My computer is in a workgroup

i. To open User Accounts, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click User Accounts
and Family Safety, and then click User Accounts.
ii. Click Manage another account. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for
an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
iii. Click Create a new account.
iv. Type the name you want to give the user account, click an account type, and then click
Create Account.

Creating Computer Accounts

To create a new computer account using the Windows interface

To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click
Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.

In the console tree, right-click Computers.

Where?

 Active Directory Users and Computers\domain node\Computers


 Or, right-click the folder in which you want to add the computer.
 Point to New, and then click Computer.
 Type the computer name.

Additional considerations

 To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Account Operators group,
Domain Admins group, or Enterprise Admins group in Active Directory Domain
Services (AD DS), or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. As a
security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
 Another way to open Active Directory Users and Computers is to click Start, click Run,
and then type dsa.msc.
 By default, members of the Account Operators group can create computer accounts in the
Computers container and in new organizational units (OUs).
 By default, Authenticated Users in a domain are assigned the Add workstations to a
domain user right, and they can create up to 10 computer accounts in the domain.
 There are two additional ways to give a user or group permission to add a computer to the
domain:
i. Use a Group Policy object to assign the Add Computer User permission
ii. On the OU, assign the user or group the Create Computer Objects permission
 If the computer using the account that you are creating is a pre Windows 2000 computer,
select the Assign this computer account as a pre Windows 2000 computer check box.
 Modifying User and Computer Account Properties

Creating a User Account Template

Template User Account Creation

In Server Manager, on the Tools menu, select Active Directory Users And Computers.

Right-click on the Organizational Unit (OU) where the template is to be created and select New
> User.

In the New Object - User wizard, name the account as TemplateUser and the user logon name as
templateuser. Once done, click Next.

Enter the password for the account twice in the required fields. Check only the Account is
disabled option and click Next.

In the next screen, double-check the information entered for the account and click Finish to
create the template user account.

Modifying User and Computer Account Properties

Modifying Account Properties


 Right-click on _Template User and select Properties.
 In the Account section, you can configure account options such as requiring a smart card
for interactive logon or the use of one of several types of encryption.
 In the Profile section, you can set a profile path to a share on a file server that stores the
user's documents and other settings like \\server\files\%username%. You can also specify
a local path in the same location.
 In the Member Of section, you can set one or more groups that each user should be made
a member of.
 Apart from that, you can add other properties that apply to all users like organizational
information and remote access settings.

Managing User and Computer Accounts

Using the Template User Account

 Right-click the TemplateUser user object and select Copy.


 In the Copy Object - User wizard, enter the appropriate information for the user and click
Next.
 Enter the password for the account twice in the required fields. Uncheck the Account is
disabled option and click Next.
 In the next screen, double-check the information entered for the account and click Finish
to create a new user account.

Research and make short notes on each of the following

1. Creating groups
2. Managing group membership.
3. Strategies for using groups.
4. Using default groups.

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