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Creating AD Users

Prerequisites§

Log on to the domain-controlling computer as a user with local admin permissions.

Procedure§

  1. Access Active Directory Users and Computers.

    How to...

    1. Right click the Start button.
      The shortcut menu appears.
    2. From the shortcut menu, select Run.
    3. In the Run dialog box, in the Open field, enter dsa.msc

  2. In the window that appears, in its left pane, right click the folder where you want to create an account, then select New, and then click User.
    The New Object - User window appears.

  3. In the window that appears, in the User logon name field, enter the login of the user account.

  4. Set up additional user information:
    1. In the First name field, type the first name of the user.
    2. In the Last name field, type the last name of the user.
    3. In the Initials field, type the user name initials.

  5. Click Next.
    Password setup window appears.

  6. Set up user password:

    1. In the Password field, type the user password.
    2. In the Confirm password field, type the same password again.
    3. If the account is used exclusively for SmartPTT, clear the User must change password at next logon check box.
  7. If required, set up exclusive password policies for the account:
    1. To disable the account for a time being, select the Account is disabled check box.
    2. To prevent users from changing their passwords, select the User cannot change password check box.
    3. To prevent password expiration, select the Password never expires check box.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Verify the account information. If valid, click Finish.

Postrequisites§

  • Repeat the procedure for every other user.

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