Class 9: Users, Groups, Profiles, and Policies

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Class 9 Users, Groups, Profiles, and Policies
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Objectives

• Understand Windows XP Professional user accounts
• Understand the different types of logons
• Understand how to log on to Windows XP
• Understand naming conventions
• Create and manage local user accounts

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Introduction to User Accounts

• Local user accounts
• Domain user accounts

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Local User Accounts
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Use Local User Accounts in a Workgroup

• Every Computer Is In A Domain Or A Workgroup.
• You Must Create The Same Account On Every
  Computer.
• All Changes Must Be Made On Every Computer.

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Domain User Accounts
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Built-In User Accounts

• Automatically Created By Microsoft Windows 2000
• Two Commonly Used Accounts
• Administrator
• Guest

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Naming Conventions

• Must Be Unique
• 20 Characters Maximum
• Invalid Characters / \ , ? lt gt
• Not Case Sensitive
• Allow For Duplicate Employee Names
• Spaces OK, But Not Desirable

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Password Requirements

• Always Assign A Password To The Administrator
  Account.
• Will The Administrator Or The Users Control
  Passwords?
• Use Passwords That Are Hard To Guess.
• Maximum Length Is 128 Characters.
• Use A Combination Of Character Types, Such As
  Lp6mG9.

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The Computer Management Snap-In
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Local User Account Options
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The General Tab
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The Profile Tab
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Net User Command

• Much Quicker to Use Locally and on a domain
• Syntax
• NET USER username password options
  /DOMAIN
• username password /ADD options
  /DOMAIN
• username /DELETE /DOMAIN

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Net User Command
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Net Localgroup
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Other Net Commands

• Use
• Send
• Help
• /?

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User Profiles

• Are A Collection Of Folders And Data
• Store The Current Desktop Environment,
  Application Settings, And Personal Data
• Contain All Network Connections Established At
  Logon

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User Profiles

• Maintain A Consistent Desktop Environment
• Are Created The First Time A User Logs On To A
  Computer
• Are Stored As Local User Profiles On That Computer

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User Profile Operation

• Each User Of A Computer Gets The Correct Desktop
  Environment.
• C\documents And Settings\user_logon_name Folder.
• A User Profile Contains The My Documents Folder.
• Users Change Their User Profiles By Changing
  Their Desktop Settings.

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Types of User Profiles

• Local User Profiles
• Roaming User Profiles
• Mandatory User Profiles

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Creating a Mandatory User Profile

• Locate The Ntuser.Dat File.
• Create A User Account.
• Configure The Desktop Environment.
• Rename Ntuser.Dat To Ntuser.Man.
• Copy Nyuser.Man To Apply It To Any Other User Or
  Group.

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Logon Script

• A File You Create To Configure A Users Working
  Environment
• Can Be Used To Establish Network Connections
• Runs Each Time The User Logs On

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Home Folder

• Another Location For Users To Store Their
  Personal Files
• Create On A Clients Computer Or In A Shared
  Folder On A File Server

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Home Folder

• In Central Location On A Network Server
• Access To Home Folder From Any Computer On The
  Network
• Backing Up And Administration Of User Documents
  Is Centralized
• Access From A Computer Running Any Microsoft
  Operating System