1. 1 Module 3 Setting Up User Accounts

2. 2  Overview Introduction to User Accounts Planning New User Accounts Creating User Accounts Deleting and Renaming User Accounts Managing the User Work Environment Best Practices

3. 3 Introduction to User Accounts Required for each user Resource access is associated with the account Required for each user Resource access is associated with the account Accounts You Create Accounts You Create Default account (disabled) Used for occasional access Limited access to resources Default account (disabled) Used for occasional access Limited access to resources Guests Default account Manages: User and group accounts Security policies File resources Print resources Default account Manages: User and group accounts Security policies File resources Print resources Administrator

4. 4 Where Accounts Are Created In the Master Directory Database on the PDC in a Domain With User Manager for Domains A Copy of the Directory Database is Stored on All BDCs In the Local Directory Database of the Local Computer With User Manager on a Member Server or Computer Running Windows NT Workstation

5. 5  Planning New User Accounts Determine a Home Directory Location Determine Logon Hours and Workstation Restrictions Determine a Password Policy Determine a Naming Convention

6. 6 Passwords, Logon Hours and Workstation Restrictions Assign the Administrator Account a Password Determine if Password Should Expire Educate Users on How to Protect and Enter Password Determine Logon Hours Determine Workstation Restrictions

7. 7 Home Directory Location Stored on a Server Files are centralized for backup May increase network traffic Stored on a User’s Computer Backup is the responsibility of the user May reduce network traffic User1 User2 User3 \Users

8. 8  Creating User Accounts New User balangst Username: Full Name : Description : Password : Confirm Password: Cancel Help Add Barbara Langston Sales ******** User Must Change Password at Next Logon User Cannot Change Password Password Never Expires Account Disabled HoursLogon ToAccountProfileGroupsDialin

9. 9 Setting Password and Account Options New User Username: Full Name: Description: Password: Confirm Password: User Must Change Password at Next Logon User Cannot Change Password Password Never Expires Account Disabled Cancel Help Add balangst Barbara Langston Sales ******** HoursLogon ToAccountProfileGroupsDialin

10. 10 Setting Logon Hours Logon Hours User:balangst (Barbara Langston) Cancel OK Help Midnight6 AMNoon6 PMMidnight Allow Disallow Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

11. 11 Selecting Workstation and Account Options Logon Workstations User:balangst (Barbara Langston) Cancel OK Help User May Log On To All Workstations User May Log On To These Workstations _ 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ _ 6. _ 7. Account Information User:balangst (Barbara Langston) Account Expires Cancel OK Help Never End of Account Type Global Account for regular user accounts in this domain Local Account for users from untrusted domains 4/11/97

12. 12 Enabling Dialin Permissioin Dialin Information No Call Back User:User1 Cancel OK Help Grant dialin permission to user Call Back Set By Caller Preset To:

13. 13 Deleting and Renaming User Accounts User Manager - DOMAIN_A UserViewPoliciesOptionsHelp User New User... New Global Group... New Local Group... Copy...F8 DeleteDel Rename... Properties...Enter Select Users... Select Domain Exit Deleting an Account: Permanently removes permissions and rights associated with it Renaming an Account: Retains permissions and rights

14. 14 Managing User Work Environments User Profiles Define the user’s work environment when a user logs on from a computer running Windows NT Retain network and printer connections Login Scripts Configure network and printer connections for users that log on from non-Windows NT client computers.

15. 15 Roaming User Profiles Roaming Mandatory Profile Assign to one or many users Users cannot modify Users work environment is automatically configured Roaming Personal Profile Assign to one user User can modify User’s work environment is automatically configured

16. 16 Creating Roaming User Profiles Create a Test User Account Copy the Test User Profile to a Network Folder System Properties GeneralPerformanceEnvironment Hardware ProfilesStartup/Shutdown User Profiles CLASSROOM\Administrator627 KBLocal6/15/96 User profiles contain desktop settings and other information related to your logon. A different profile can be created on each computer you use, or you can select a roaming profile that is the same on every computer you use. Profiles stored on this computer: ModifiedTypeSizeName CLASSROOM\Barbaral151 KBLocal6/3/96 OKCancel Apply DeleteChange Type...Copy To...

17. 17 Defining a User Environment Profile User Environment Profile User:balangst (Barbara Lang) Cancel Help OK \\Sales1\profiles\balangst c:\users\%username% User Profiles User Profile Path: Logon Script Name: Home Directory Local Path: ConnectTo

18. 18 Best Practices Rename the Administrator Account and Include a Password Enable the Guest Account, but Require a Password Standardize on Initial User Password (Medium Security) Create Random Initial Passwords (Maximum Security) Retain User Must Change Password at Next Logon Selection

19. 19 Review Introduction to User Accounts Planning New User Accounts Creating User Accounts Deleting and Renaming User Accounts Managing the User Work Environment Best Practices