• User account consists of
  • user name
  • password
  • groups in which the user account has membership
  • system rights
  • users full name
  • account description
  • environment profile information
  • list of logon workstations
  • schedule of logon hours
• Two built in user accounts, Administrator and Guest, are created at installation
• User Manager for domains is used to create and manage user accounts, create and manage groups, and manage the security policies as well as to modify existing accounts
• Each domain has one security database located on the Primary Domain Controller
• to use User Manager for Domains you must be an administrator, member of the account operators group, a user (can create local groups and manage local groups created by the user)