Microsoft® Windows® 7 Administration: Instant Reference

Chapter 7

Configuring Users and Groups

In this chapter, you will learn to:

• Understand Windows 7 User Accounts
• Log On and Log Off
• Work with User Accounts
• Manage the User’s Properties
• Create and Manage Groups

One task that must be completed before users can access a Windows 7 machine is creating user accounts. Without a user account, a user cannot log on to a computer, server, or network.

When a user logs onto a Windows 7 machine, they must supply a username and password. Then their user accounts are validated by a security mechanism. In Windows 7, users can log on to a computer locally, or they can log on through Active Directory.

When you first create users, you assign them usernames, passwords, and password settings. After a user is created, ...