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USER ADMINISTRATION

1.  Adding a Active Directory User Account

2. Managing Active Directory User Attributes

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Adding Active Directory User Account

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Active Directory User Account Attributes

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Active Directory User Account Attributes Cont..

Log on to which computer Profile Tab

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Types of User Profiles

1. Local User Profile: A local user profile is created the first time a user log on to a

computer and is stored on a computer’s HD. Any changes made to a local user profile are

specific to the coomputer on whidch they are made. By default, local user profiles are stored inthe %Systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%Username% folder. When a user initially logs on, the

system creates a user profile by copying the Default User   profile. The new profile is given a name

based on the user’s logon name. Any changes made to the users desktop and software environment

are stored in the local user profile.. The All Users profile, which can contain shortcuts in the desktop or

starmenu, network places, and even application data. The contenets of the All Users profile are

combined with the user’s profile to create the user environment. Only members of the Administrators

group can modify the All Users profile. If user logs on to another system, the local profile does not

follow. The new system behaves as described above, generating a new local profile for the user if it

the user’s first logging on to that system. 

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Contenets Of User ProfileUser Profile

FolderDesription

 ApplicationData

Program Specific data

Cookies User information preferences

Desktop Desktop items,files and shortcuts

Favorites Shortcuts to favorite locations in IE

Local settings Application data,history and temp filesMy Documents User document and sub-folders

Recent Shortcuts to most recently documents

Nethood Shortcuts to My network places items

Printhood Shortcut to printer folder items

Send To Shortcut to document-handling utilities

Startmenu Shotcut to programs items

NTUSER.DAT From registry

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2. Roaming ProfileRoaming User Profile: It is created by the

system administrator. It is stored on a server

and is available every time the user logs on to

any computer on the network. Changes made to

roaming user profiles are updated on the

server.. This profile is used for users who move

between computers. This is stored on a network

server so that it is accessible regardless of

which computer a user logs on to within the

domain.. There are 2 ways of placing user

profiles on a server. The first is to upload user

profiles that are stored locally on clinetcomputers to the designated server.The second

involves creating and customising a user profile

on a client computer for use as an

organisational standard and manually copying it

to the server that stores the roaming

profiles.User profiles and home folders should

be created on a NTFS volume for increased

security. Roaming user profiles that are used

wih Terminal Services clients are not copied to

the server until the interactive user logs off and

the sesssing is closed. 

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3. Mandatory User

ProfileMandatory User Profile: It is a roaming

profile that can be used to specify particular

settings for individuals or an entire group of

users. Only system administrators canchange mandatory user profiles. This is a

profile that is not updated when the user

logs off, it is donwloaded to the user’s

desktop each time athe user logs on, and it

is created by an administrator and assigned

to one or more users to create consistent or

 job-specific user profiles. Only members ofthe administrators group can change

mandatory profiles. The user can still modify

the desktop, but the changes are nnot saved

when the user logs off. The next time the

user log on, the mandatory user profile is

downloaded again. User profiles become

mandatory when you rename the

Ntuser.dat f  file on the server toNtuser.man. The administrator can assign

the same user profile to as many users as

needed.