Lecture Managing and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment - Module 2: Managing user and computer accounts. The main contents of the chapter consist of the following: Creating User Accounts, creating computer accounts, modifying user and computer account properties, creating a user account template, managing user and computer accounts, using queries to locate user and computer accounts in active directory. | Module 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts Overview Creating User Accounts Creating Computer Accounts Modifying User and Computer Account Properties Creating a User Account Template Managing User and Computer Accounts Using Queries to Locate User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory Lesson: Creating User Accounts What Is a User Account? Names Associated with Domain User Accounts Guidelines for Creating a User Account Naming Convention User Account Placement in a Hierarchy User Account Password Options When to Require or Restrict Password Changes Tools to Create User Accounts Practice: Creating User Accounts Best Practices for Creating User Accounts What Is a User Account? Multimedia: Types of User Accounts Domain user accounts (stored in Active Directory) Local user accounts (stored on local computer) Windows Server 2003 Domain Names Associated with Domain User Accounts Name Example User logon name Tadams Pre—Windows 2000 logon name contoso\Tadams User principal logon name | Module 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts Overview Creating User Accounts Creating Computer Accounts Modifying User and Computer Account Properties Creating a User Account Template Managing User and Computer Accounts Using Queries to Locate User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory Lesson: Creating User Accounts What Is a User Account? Names Associated with Domain User Accounts Guidelines for Creating a User Account Naming Convention User Account Placement in a Hierarchy User Account Password Options When to Require or Restrict Password Changes Tools to Create User Accounts Practice: Creating User Accounts Best Practices for Creating User Accounts What Is a User Account? Multimedia: Types of User Accounts Domain user accounts (stored in Active Directory) Local user accounts (stored on local computer) Windows Server 2003 Domain Names Associated with Domain User Accounts Name Example User logon name Tadams Pre—Windows 2000 logon name contoso\Tadams User principal logon name Tadams@ LDAP distinguished name CN=terry adams,ou=sales,dc=contoso,dc=msft LDAP relative distinguished name CN=terry adams Guidelines for Creating a User Account Naming Convention A convention for naming user accounts should accommodate: Employees with identical names Different types of employees, such as temporary or contract employees User Account Placement in a Hierarchy Geopolitical Design Users North America Users South America Business Design Users Accounting Users Sales User Account Password Options Account options Description User must change password at next logon Users must change their passwords the next time they log on to the network User cannot change password Users do not have the permissions to change their own password Password never expires Users’ passwords will not expire and do not need to be changed Account is disabled Users cannot log on by using the selected account When to Require or Restrict Password Changes Option Use this option when you: .
