About Active Directory in windows 2000

[I assume you've created a a Primary Domain controller and are trying to log onto the Domain controller]. By default, Active Directory creates an admin account. You don't have to create your own. Try loggin in using the user name "administrator" with the password you set. [you can change the name of the administrator account[highly recommended, via the domain security policy on the local domain controller]. Also, Active Directory creates a set of default accounts that you assign to users based on that users needs. Those accounts are: administrator, power user, user, backup operators,guests, [humm, I think I missed one]. You can create your own accounts and assign the preset permissions by assigning those accounts the permission levels of these groups.

The easisest way around this is to log in as the default administrator. Create a copy of the administrator account and give it a name that is appropriate for you.

By creating a copy you automatically give the new user all the access of the user that you have copied, therefore insuring you are a member of all the groups and have all the security rights that you need to administer the system.

Shaun

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