Free Windows Help Tutorials sponsored by inkjet printer cartridges dot org /title> <META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=ISO 8859-1"> <META name="description" Content="Hundreds of downloadable Windows help tutorials, articles and how-to guides sponsored by inkjet printer cartridges dot org."><style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=#999999 vlink=blue link=blue> <span name = "INTRA" class="pg" style="top:0px; left:5px; width:714px; height:1010px"></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:0px; left:5px; height:1010px; width:714px' class='img'> <img src="pg0001im.png" height = "1010 width = "714" border="0"> </span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:108px; left:77px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Arial'>Windows 2000 Top</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:165px; left:77px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Arial'>Networking Issues</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:266px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>How</b> <b>can</b> <b>I</b> <b>automate</b> <b>the</b> <b>creation</b> <b>of</b> <b>user</b> <b>accounts?</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:267px; left:77px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>We</i> <i>examine</i> <i>some</i> <i>of</i> <i>the</i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:287px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Assuming</b> <b>you</b> <b>don't</b> <b>wish</b> <b>to</b> <b>opt</b> <b>for</b> <b>a</b> <b>third party</b> <b>tool,</b> <b>there</b> <b>are</b> <b>two</b> <b>ways</b> <b>of</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:287px; left:77px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>most</i> <i>common</i> <i>network </i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:300px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>automating</b> <b>the</b> <b>creation</b> <b>of</b> <b>user</b> <b>accounts</b> <b>within</b> <b>Windows</b> <b>2000.</b> <b>The</b> <b>easiest</b> <b>way</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:308px; left:77px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>related</i> <i>calls</i> <i>that</i> <i>have</i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:312px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>is</b> <b>to</b> <b>use</b> <b>NETDOM,</b> <b>which</b> <b>is</b> <b>a</b> <b>tool</b> <b>which</b> <b>ships</b> <b>with</b> <b>the</b> <b>Windows</b> <b>2000</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:325px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Resource</b> <b>Kit.</b> <b>You'll</b> <b>also</b> <b>find</b> <b>the</b> <b>program</b> <b>on</b> <b>the</b> <b>Windows</b> <b>2000</b> <b>CD ROM</b> <b>as</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:329px; left:77px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>recently</i> <i>been</i> <i>coming</i> <i>in</i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:338px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>part</b> <b>of</b> <b>X86\Support\Tools\Support.cab,</b> <b>which</b> <b>you'll</b> <b>need</b> <b>to</b> <b>unpack</b> <b>if</b> <b>the</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:349px; left:77px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>to</i> <i>Microsoft's</i> <i>support</i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:350px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>installation</b> <b>of</b> <b>Win2k</b> <b>hasn't</b> <b>already</b> <b>done</b> <b>this</b> <b>for</b> <b>you.</b> <b>Note</b> <b>that</b> <b>you</b> <b>should</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:363px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>not</b> <b>use</b> <b>any</b> <b>other</b> <b>version</b> <b>of</b> <b>NETDOM</b> <b>apart</b> <b>from</b> <b>that</b> <b>which</b> <b>ships</b> <b>with</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:370px; left:77px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>department.</i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:376px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Windows</b> <b>2000,</b> <b>as</b> <b>previous</b> <b>versions</b> <b>don't</b> <b>support</b> <b>all</b> <b>of</b> <b>Windows</b> <b>2000's</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:389px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>functionality.</b> <b>The</b> <b>syntax</b> <b>for</b> <b>adding</b> <b>a</b> <b>user</b> <b>from</b> <b>a</b> <b>command</b> <b>line</b> <b>(or</b> <b>batch</b> <b>file,</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:402px; left:77px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>By</b> <b>PCNA</b> <b>Staff</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:401px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>of</b> <b>course)</b> <b>via</b> <b>NETDOM</b> <b>is:</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:420px; left:247px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Courier'>NETDOM /Domain:MYDOMAIN /user:adminuser /password:apassword</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:434px; left:247px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Courier'>MEMBER MYCOMPUTER /ADD</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:453px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Note</b> <b>how</b> <b>the</b> <b>/USER</b> <b>and</b> <b>/PASSWORD</b> <b>switches</b> <b>let</b> <b>you</b> <b>specify</b> <b>the</b> <b>account</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:466px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>name</b> <b>and</b> <b>password</b> <b>of</b> <b>a</b> <b>user</b> <b>who</b> <b>has</b> <b>permission</b> <b>to</b> <b>create</b> <b>new</b> <b>accounts.</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:478px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>NETDOM</b> <b>can</b> <b>also</b> <b>be</b> <b>used</b> <b>to</b> <b>join</b> <b>a</b> <b>user</b> <b>to</b> <b>a</b> <b>domain</b> <b>from</b> <b>the</b> <b>command</b> <b>line</b> <b>or</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:491px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>a</b> <b>batch</b> <b>file.</b> <b>This</b> <b>can</b> <b>apply</b> <b>to</b> <b>Windows</b> <b>NT</b> <b>workstations</b> <b>and</b> <b>standalone</b> <b>servers.</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:504px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>If</b> <b>you</b> <b>have</b> <b>administrative</b> <b>access</b> <b>to</b> <b>the</b> <b>PDC</b> <b>(such</b> <b>as</b> <b>through</b> <b>a</b> <b>user</b> <b>account</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:517px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>member</b> <b>of</b> <b>the</b> <b>Local</b> <b>Administrators</b> <b>or</b> <b>Domain</b> <b>Administrators</b> <b>groups),</b> <b>NET </b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:529px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>DOM</b> <b>automatically</b> <b>creates</b> <b>the</b> <b>computer</b> <b>account</b> <b>if</b> <b>necessary.</b> <b>The</b> <b>syntax</b> <b>is:</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:548px; left:247px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Courier'>NETDOM /Domain:MYDOMAIN /user:adminuser /password:apassword</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:562px; left:247px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Courier'>MEMBER MYCOMPUTER /JOINDOMAIN</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:581px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>The</b> <b>command</b> <b>line</b> <b>above</b> <b>may</b> <b>be</b> <b>run</b> <b>on</b> <b>any</b> <b>computer</b> <b>as</b> <b>soon</b> <b>as</b> <b>you</b> <b>have</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:594px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>administrative</b> <b>access</b> <b>to</b> <b>the</b> <b>computer</b> <b>MYCOMPUTER.</b> <b>If</b> <b>you</b> <b>are</b> <b>already</b> <b>logged</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:607px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>onto</b> <b>the</b> <b>domain</b> <b>with</b> <b>an</b> <b>administrator</b> <b>account,</b> <b>then</b> <b>the</b> <b>options</b> <b>/DOMAIN,</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:619px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>/USER</b> <b>and</b> <b>/PASSWORD</b> <b>are</b> <b>not</b> <b>required.</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:645px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>How</b> <b>do</b> <b>we</b> <b>set</b> <b>user</b> <b>rights?</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:665px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>To</b> <b>set</b> <b>users'</b> <b>rights</b> <b>on</b> <b>a</b> <b>Windows</b> <b>2000</b> <b>machine,</b> <b>go</b> <b>to</b> <b>Start/Settings/Control</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:678px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Panel.</b> <b>Double click</b> <b>Administrative</b> <b>Tools,</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>double click</b> <b>Local</b> <b>Security</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:691px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Policy.</b> <b>Double click</b> <b>Security</b> <b>Settings,</b> <b>double click</b> <b>Local</b> <b>Policies,</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>dou </b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:703px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>ble click</b> <b>User</b> <b>Rights</b> <b>Assignment.</b> <b>Double click</b> <b>the</b> <b>user</b> <b>right</b> <b>you</b> <b>want</b> <b>to</b> <b>change.</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:716px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Click</b> <b>Add,</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>click</b> <b>the</b> <b>accounts</b> <b>to</b> <b>which</b> <b>you</b> <b>want</b> <b>to</b> <b>assign</b> <b>the</b> <b>right.</b> <b>Click</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:729px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>OK,</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>click</b> <b>OK</b> <b>again.</b> <b>To</b> <b>confirm</b> <b>the</b> <b>changes</b> <b>have</b> <b>taken</b> <b>effect</b> <b>locally,</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:741px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>close</b> <b>the</b> <b>Local</b> <b>Security</b> <b>Policy</b> <b>window</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>open</b> <b>it.</b> <b>The</b> <b>newly</b> <b>assigned</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:754px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>rights</b> <b>should</b> <b>show</b> <b>under</b> <b>the</b> <b>Effective</b> <b>Settings</b> <b>column.</b> <b>If</b> <b>the</b> <b>rights</b> <b>are</b> <b>not</b> <b>being</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:767px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>assigned</b> <b>locally,</b> <b>check</b> <b>to</b> <b>see</b> <b>what</b> <b>Group</b> <b>Policy</b> <b>objects</b> <b>are</b> <b>being</b> <b>applied</b> <b>through</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:779px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Active</b> <b>Directory,</b> <b>and</b> <b>whether</b> <b>those</b> <b>Group</b> <b>Policy</b> <b>objects</b> <b>have</b> <b>settings</b> <b>that</b> <b>are</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:792px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>in</b> <b>conflict</b> <b>with</b> <b>the</b> <b>local</b> <b>settings.</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:813px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>To</b> <b>access</b> <b>the</b> <b>Domain</b> <b>and</b> <b>OU</b> <b>level,</b> <b>open</b> <b>Active</b> <b>Directory</b> <b>Users</b> <b>And</b> <b>Computers</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:825px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>from</b> <b>the</b> <b>Administrative</b> <b>Tools</b> <b>panel.</b> <b>To</b> <b>modify</b> <b>the</b> <b>OU</b> <b>or</b> <b>domain level</b> <b>user</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:838px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>rights</b> <b>from</b> <b>within</b> <b>Active</b> <b>Directory</b> <b>Users</b> <b>And</b> <b>Computers,</b> <b>select</b> <b>the</b> <b>OU</b> <b>or</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:851px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>domain</b> <b>that</b> <b>contains</b> <b>the</b> <b>objects</b> <b>(computers)</b> <b>to</b> <b>which</b> <b>you</b> <b>want</b> <b>that</b> <b>user</b> <b>right</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:863px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>assigned.</b> <b>Right click</b> <b>the</b> <b>OU</b> <b>or</b> <b>domain,</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>click</b> <b>Properties.</b> <b>Click</b> <b>the</b> <b>Group</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:876px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Policy</b> <b>tab,</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>double click</b> <b>the</b> <b>Policy</b> <b>name</b> <b>in</b> <b>the</b> <b>Group</b> <b>Policy</b> <b>Object</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:889px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Links.</b> <b>If</b> <b>none</b> <b>exists,</b> <b>click</b> <b>New,</b> <b>and</b> <b>then</b> <b>double click</b> <b>the</b> <b>newly added</b> <b>policy.</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:901px; left:247px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>From</b> <b>Computer</b> <b>Configuration,</b> <b>Windows</b> <b>Settings,</b> <b>Security</b> <b>Settings,</b> <b>Local</b> <b>Poli </b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:950px; 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