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Data Centers

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

By Bill Detwiler May 19, 2005, 5:50 AM PDT on Twitter billdetwiler

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TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

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Begin by starting Active Directory Users And Computers. Click Start | Administrative Tools | Active Directory Users And Computers.

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TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

In the left pane, navigate the tree until you get to the Users folder or the folder where you want to store User IDs.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

Create a new user by clicking Action | New | User.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

When the New Object – User dialog box appears, fill out the information in the fields. The Full Name field will populate automatically. You can create any user name you want in the User Logon Name field. Click Next to continue.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

Enter a password for the user in the Password and Confirm Password fields. The other checkboxes on the screen are relatively self-explanatory and allow you greater control over what users can do with passwords. Click Next to continue.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

If you have Microsoft Exchange on your server, you can set up an Exchange post office box here. Select Create An Exchange Mailbox and click Next.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

You’ll then see this summary screen. You can click Back if you want to go back and make changes. Otherwise click Finish.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

You can now add the user to a group if you choose. To do so, right click the user and select Properties.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

You’ll then see the Account Properties page appear.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

Select the Member Of tab. This displays current group membership. To add a user to a group, click Add.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

You’ll then see the Select Groups window appear. If you know the name of a group, you can enter it in the Enter The Objects Name box. If not, click Advanced.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

When the Advanced window appears, you can search for a specific group. If you want to see all groups, click Find Now.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

You’ll then see all of the available groups appear in the Search Results window. Scroll the list box until you see the group you want the user to be a member of and then click Ok.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

The group name will then appear in the Enter The Object Names box. Click OK.

TPG Screen By Screen: Adding users to Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory Users And Computers

You’ll then see the group name appear in the Member Of box. Click Ok to close the window. The user is now created and has been made a member of your selected groups.

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