Windows Server® 2012 Pocket Consultant

Chapter 9. Managing User and Group Accounts

• Managing User Contact Information

• Configuring the User’s Environment Settings

• Setting Account Options and Restrictions

• Managing User Profiles

• Updating User and Group Accounts

• Managing Multiple User Accounts

• Troubleshooting Logon Problems

• Viewing and Setting Active Directory Permissions

In a perfect world, you could create user and group accounts and never have to touch them again. Unfortunately, we live in the real world. After you create accounts, you’ll spend a lot of time managing them. This chapter provides guidelines and tips to make that task easier.

Managing User Contact Information

Active Directory is a directory service. When you create user accounts, those accounts can have detailed contact information ...