Chapter 3. Configuring Security for User Accounts and Passwords

In this chapter: 
Securing Accounts31
Granting Rights and Permissions Using Groups54
Best Practices68
Additional Information68

The account is the central unit of security on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and the applications that run on them. Rights and permissions are assigned to accounts and checked by a resource such as a file or a folder at the time of access. It is important to understand that a user and a user account are different entities. Anyone who possesses the credentials associated with a user account can use that account, despite the name on it—a computer can control and audit access to resources based on the user account token, ...

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