Chapter 3 Working with User and Group Accounts

Table of Contents

Domain Accounts and Workstation Accounts
User Manager and User Manager for Domains
Domain User Accounts

Using Groups to Assign User Capabilities
Strategies for Using Groups
Built-in Global Groups: Automatic Memberships in Local Groups
Creating New Groups

User and group accounts enable users to participate in a domain and to access its resources. Rights and permissions granted to user accounts and group accounts provide the appropriate amount of freedom and restriction that an organization's various resources require.

Managing user and group accounts involves careful planning, but the procedures for administering accounts are simple and straightforward. In most cases, these procedures are identical for domain accounts and for workstation accounts.

Chapter 3 Working with User and Group Accounts

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