Active Directory Administration Cookbook

Using Active Directory Users and Computers

Follow these steps to add user accounts to the Protected Users group using Active Directory Users and Computers:

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers (dsa.msc).
2. From the Action menu, select Find…. In the Name field, type the Protected Users, and press Enter. From the list of Search results: select the group.
3. Right-click the group and select Properties from the menu. The Protected Users Properties window will now appear.
4. Navigate to the Members tab.
5. Click Add… to add users, contacts, computers, service accounts or groups to the group.

6. In the Select Users, Contacts, Computers, Service Accounts, or Groups window, type the name of the user account(s) you want to add to the group, or click ...