1. Chapter 5: Configuring Users and Groups

2. Types of User Accounts Administrator –Unrestricted access to performing administrative tasks –Use sparingly Standard User –Can perform most day-to-day tasks –Administrative credentials required to make system-wide changes 2/11

3. Logging on to Windows Vista Before a user can use a Windows Vista computer, he/she must authenticate by providing a Username and Password that match what’s in the Local Security Database 3/11

4. Working with User Accounts Use the Local Users and Groups snap-in in the MMC 4 4/11

5. Creating New Users Rules –Usernames must be between 1 and 20 characters –Usernames must be unique among all user and group names stored on your computer –Usernames can’t contain the following characters: –Usernames can’t consist of only periods or spaces Conventions –Choose a consistent naming format, i.e. First Initial + Last Name 5/11

6. Options for New User Accounts 6/11

7. Disabling and Deleting User Accounts Accounts that are not in use should be disabled or deleted Why disable? –User on vacation –User left job, job will be filled again soon Why delete? –User of account left long ago, has been unused since then Why not delete? –Deleting an account destroys its SID, and loses any permissions assigned to it 7/11

8. Renaming Users and Changing a User’s Password When you hire a new person into the position vacated by a former employee, rename the user account, change the password, and re-enable the account. This preserves the SID, and the new employee has all the rights and permissions granted to the former one. To rename, highlight the User account in Local Users and Groups, click the Action button, and choose Rename. To change a password, highlight the User account in Local Users and Groups, click the Action button, and choose Set Password. 8/11

9. Managing User Properties Managing Group Membership 9/11

10. Setting Up User Profiles, Logon Scripts, and Home Folders Profile Path: Storage place for user environment settings Logon Script: Set up drive mappings or printer mappings, or run executables at logon time Home Folders: Where users store personal files and folders 10/11

11. Creating Groups Group name should be descriptive (ex. Account Data Users) Group name must be unique to the computer Group names can be up to 256 characters 11/11