Windows® Small Business Server 2008 Administrator’s Companion

Adding a New User Account

User roles are essentially templates that make the adding of user accounts remarkably simple. To add a new user account, open the Windows SBS Console, select Users And Groups, select Users, and then follow these steps:

1. In the Tasks pane, select Add A New User Account to start the wizard. On the Add A New User Account And Assign A User Role page (Figure 9-9), enter the full name, user name, e-mail address, and other relevant information. Choose the user role to base the new account on. Click Next.

   

   Figure 9-9. Adding a new user account

2. Enter and confirm a password for this account. (See the next section, "Making Secure Passwords ...