1.5. User Account Modes
Most people don't even realize they have a choice when it comes to selecting a user account mode. By default, SharePoint will install using the Active Directory Domain Account mode. However, hidden deep behind an Advanced Settings button at the end of SharePoint's installation is the option to choose a different option when it comes to how SharePoint handles user accounts. When they say "advanced," they mean it. Setting up account modes is a one-shot deal. You get one chance to choose your user account mode when you install the first SharePoint server in the server farm (or a Stand-alone server). Then that information gets locked in the configuration database of the whole farm, affecting the whole farm with no way to ...
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