Chapter 8. Configuring Users and Groups
One of the most fundamental tasks in network management is creating user and group accounts. Without a user account, a user cannot log on to a computer, server, or network.
When users log on, they supply a username and password. Then their user accounts are validated by a security mechanism. In Windows 7, users can log on to a computer locally, or they can log on through Active Directory.
When you first create users, you assign them usernames, passwords, and password settings. After a user is created, you can change these settings and select other options for that user through the User Accounts utility in Control Panel.
Group accounts are used to ease network administration by grouping together users who have ...
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