Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Second Edition

Chapter 8. Understanding User and Group Accounts

In this chapter:

The Windows Server 2003 Security Model

Differences Between User and Group Accounts

Default User Accounts and Groups

Account Capabilities

Using Default Group Accounts

Managing accounts is one of your primary tasks as a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 administrator. Chapter 7, discussed computer accounts. This chapter examines user and group accounts. You use user accounts to enable individual users to log on to the network and access network resources. You use group accounts to manage resources for multiple users. The permissions and privileges you assign to user and group accounts determine which actions users can perform, as well as which computer systems and resources they can access. ...