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Creating a User Account
1.
Log off Windows and then log back on.
2.
Type the PDC administrator user name and password in the appropriate
boxes.
3.
Click the new domain name in the
Log on to
box and click
OK
.
4.
Open a command prompt window.
5.
Type net user /add /domain <user name> <password>
•
<user name> is the user name you want to use, and <password> is the
password you want to use.
6.
Press ENTER.
Creating a Home Directory
Each user can create a home directory, which is a disk share that is dedicated to that
particular user. Having a home directory enables the logon drive feature and the
/home
option on the Microsoft
net user
command. The logon drive is mapped only for those
users that have created a home directory.
To create a Home Directory
Create a share and assign the user name as the share name. The share must reside on the
PDC, but it can be in any of the PDC pools.
Creating a Group User Account
In Microsoft Windows, file access permissions may be given to individual users or to
groups of users. A group can have any number of users, and users can be in any number
of groups. When there are many users, the use of groups can simplify the administration
of file permissions. For example, whatever file permissions are granted to the group also
apply to the members of the group. As group membership changes, the administrator
updates the group account to accommodate new members and denies access to those who
have left the group.
Domain members rely on the domain controller to provide group membership
information. When the DiskGO 3.5” Network Hard Drive is acting as a PDC, it maintains
the group membership information. Group membership may be managed using the
Microsoft
net group
command. To use the
net group
command, log on to Windows as
the domain administrator and open a command prompt window. Examples 1 and 2 create
new groups called nurses and doctors. Examples 3, 4, and 5 add individual nurses to these
groups. Examples 6 and 7 delete individual users from the groups.
Examples:
1.
net group /domain /nurses /add
2.
net group /domain /doctors /add
3.
net group /domain /nurses dean /add
4.
net group /domain /nurses judy /add
5.
net group /domain /doctors dawn /add
6.
net group /domain /nurses dean /delete
