Network Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Network+® Skills, Second Edition

3.1. Task 3.1: Creating Local User Accounts

To be able to manage access to resources, you must create user accounts. A user account is a security object in an operating system that uses authentication to verify the identity of the user attempting to gain access to resources. If the user does not authenticate properly, whether by password, smart card, biometrics, or other means, the user account cannot be used to gain access to network resources.

Granting or denying access to resources sometimes involves great strategy. Perhaps you wish to list all the groups and individuals you want to have access to all of your network's resources. Perhaps, instead, you would rather do so for some resources, but because the list of those you want to deny access ...