Microsoft® Windows Server 2003: Administrator’s Companion

Chapter 9. Managing Users and Groups

Understanding Groups 249

Planning Organizational Units 252

Planning a Group Strategy 254

Implementing the Group Strategy 255

Managing Built-in Groups and User Rights 259

Creating User Accounts 269

Managing User Accounts 274

Maintaining User Profiles 280

Summary 287

The central task of a network is to provide the customers (the users) with everything they need and clear away the clutter that hampers their progress. What they need includes access to the files, folders, applications, printers, and Internet connections that they require to do their jobs. What they don’t need is any trouble getting at what they do need.

The network administrator has additional needs, such as shielding need-to-know material from those ...