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Introducing Local User Accounts

(Skill 1). Introducing Local User Accounts. Local user account Identifies a user on a network Enables a user to access network resources, such as files, printers, and databases Enables a user to access local resources on the computer where the user is logged on

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Introducing Local User Accounts

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  1. (Skill 1) Introducing Local User Accounts Local user account • Identifies a user on a network • Enables a user to access network resources, such as files, printers, and databases • Enables a user to access local resources on the computer where the user is logged on • Authenticates the identity of a system or user by verifying the user logon name and password

  2. (Skill 1) Introducing Local User Accounts (4) Built-in user accounts • Administrator account is used to manage the overall functioning of a computer • Guest account is used for infrequent users who must log on to access shared resources for a short duration

  3. (Skill 1) Figure 6-1 Creating a local user account

  4. (Skill 1) New user account Figure 6-2 New local user account in the Users folder

  5. (Skill 2) Figure 6-3 Tabs on the Properties dialog box for a local user account

  6. (Skill 2) Used to specify the path to the user profile Figure 6-4 The Profile tab

  7. (Skill 2) Used to set Terminal Services timeout and reconnection settings Figure 6-5 The Sessions tab

  8. (Skill 2) Used to configure settings for remotely observing or controlling a Terminal Services client session Figure 6-6 The Remote control tab

  9. (Skill 2) Setting and Modifying Local User Account Properties (2) Managing user accounts • Renaming a user account • Resetting passwords • Unlocking user accounts • Disabling and enabling a user account • Deleting a user account

  10. (Skill 2) Specifies that the user cannot change the password Specifies that the password for the user account will never need to be changed Activated when the user breaches the account threshold Figure 6-7 Preventing a user from changing the password

  11. (Skill 2) Defines routes to be used for the dial-in connection Figure 6-8 Setting the dial-in properties

  12. (Skill 2) Figure 6-9 Modifying local user account properties

  13. (Skill 2) Figure 6-13 Renaming a local user account

  14. (Skill 3) Creating a Domain User Account Domain user account • Used to log on to a domain and access network resources • Use the Active Directory Users and Computers console to create domain user accounts • Created in an OU on a domain controller • The domain controller replicates the new user account information to all of the other domain controllers in the domain • After replication, all domain controllers in the domain can authenticate the user during logon • All trusting domains allow the user account to gain access to their resources

  15. (Skill 3) Figure 6-14 Domain user account

  16. (Skill 3) Figure 6-15 Creating a domain user account in an OU

  17. (Skill 3) Figure 6-16 Creating a domain user account

  18. (Skill 3) Figure 6-17 Specifying a password for a new domain user account

  19. (Skill 3) Figure 6-18 Summary screen for a new domain user account

  20. (Skill 3) Figure 6-19 The new user in the Active Directory Users and Computers console

  21. (Skill 4) Setting Domain User Account Properties • Every user account has a set of default properties • Personal properties you define for a domain user account are useful when searching for users • Logon settings are used to specify the logon hours for a user • Dial-in settings include specifying whether a user can dial in from a remote location • Terminal Services settings allow a user to connect to a server from a remote location as well as run a session as if the user is physically sitting at the computer

  22. (Skill 4) Figure 6-20 Specifying user account properties

  23. (Skill 4) Figure 6-21 The Account tab for a domain user account

  24. (Skill 4) Figure 6-22 Specifying logon hours for a user account

  25. (Skill 5) Automating User Creation and Modification (2) Account templates • User accounts created specifically for copying; no one can log on using the template account • Create the account • Fill out all of the information common to all users • Copy it when creating new user accounts • Templates can significantly reduce the headaches involved with adding users to small as well large networks

  26. (Skill 6) Introducing User Profiles User profile • A collection of data that includes a user’s personal data, desktop settings, printer connections, network connections that are established when the user logs on to the network, and other settings • Helps provide a consistent desktop environment

  27. (Skill 6) Introducing User Profiles (2) Multiple users • User profiles enable multiple users to work from the same computer or a single user to work from multiple computers on a network without changing any of the settings • A user can customize the desktop environment without affecting another user’s settings • User profiles can be stored on a server so that users can use them on any computer running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later

  28. (Skill 6) Introducing User Profiles (3) Local user profile • Limited to the computer you log on to and is stored on the system ’s local hard disk • Is created the first time you log on to a computer by copying the settings in the “default user” profile, and is the default type of profile • Any changes you make to your local user profile are also specific to the computer on which you made the changes

  29. (Skill 6) Introducing User Profiles (4) Roaming user profile • A profile that is stored on a network server and retrieved at user logon • This type of profile is especially helpful when a user has to work on multiple computers on a network, because he or she can have a uniform desktop on all computers they use • To enable a roaming profile, you must configure a network path to the roaming profile in the Properties for the user account

  30. (Skill 6) This hidden folder contains program specific data, such as a custom dictionary; program vendors determine the data to be stored in this folder The faded icons indicate that these are hidden folders This hidden folder contains shortcuts to document-handling utilities such as access to the floppy drive Contains user template items such as ones created in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel Contains Application data, History, and Temporary files Figure 6-26 A sample user profile folder

  31. (Skill 6) Introducing User Profiles (5) • In the User Profiles dialog box on the local computer, the user’s profile is automatically set to Roaming • Access this dialog box by clicking the Change Type button on the Advanced tab in the System Properties dialog box • Windows Server 2003 compares the locally stored user profile files for the user, and the roaming user profile files on the server where they are stored, and copies only the files that have changed since the last time the user logged on • When the user logs off, Windows Server 2003 copies the changes made to the local copy of the roaming user profile back to the network server

  32. (Skill 6) Introducing User Profiles (6) Mandatory user profile • A type of roaming profile used to specify particular settings for individuals or a group • Users can choose their own desktop settings for the computer they are logged on to, but none of these changes are saved when they log off • The mandatory profile settings are applied to the local computer each time the user logs on

  33. (Skill 6) Figure 6-27 The Change Profile Type dialog box

  34. (Skill 7) Creating a Roaming User Profile Standard roaming user profiles • Can be created for specific groups of users • Suggested practices • Always create standard roaming user profiles on the file server you back up most frequently to maintain copies of the latest settings • Place the roaming user profile folder on a member server rather than on a domain controller in order to improve logon performance

  35. (Skill 7) Creating a Roaming User Profile (2) Mandatory user profile • Can be created using the hidden file Ntuser.dat • This file stores the Windows system settings (Registry entries in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive) that apply specifically to individual user accounts and user environment settings • To change the profile to read-only so that it becomes a mandatory user profile, rename the file Ntuser.man

  36. (Skill 7) List of profiles available on the computer Figure 6-31 The User Profiles dialog box

  37. (Skill 7) Click to select the path for the copied user profile Figure 6-32 Copying the user profile template to the shared folder

  38. (Skill 7) Figure 6-33 Selecting the user who will be permitted to use the profile

  39. (Skill 7) Figure 6-34 The user selected in the Select User or Group dialog box

  40. (Skill 7) Figure 6-35 Specifying the path to the roaming user profile

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