Creating User Accounts

User accounts allow you to assign permissions directly to users and to assign users to groups.

Before you begin

Users and Security should be open to the Select tab.

About this task

When added to groups, users inherit group permissions. When users are created, they are automatically assigned as members of the Everyone group.

Procedure

  1. Click the New button:
    A plus sign in a circle.
  2. Click New User.
    The Add User pane shows a User Name field.
  3. In the User Name field, type a login name for the user.
    The login name is case-sensitive and cannot contain more than 50 alphanumeric characters.
  4. Click Create.
    Users and Security is opened to the General tab.
  5. Type the user’s First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Email Address, and a Description.
  6. Optional: To ignore the password policy for this user account, select the Ignore Password Policy check box.
  7. Optional: Add a password to the new user account:
    1. Click the Change Password button:
      A lock sitting on three asterisks.
      The Change Password dialog box appears.
    2. In the New Password and Confirm Password fields, type the user’s password.
      Users are prompted to set a new password whenever their password has been set or reset.
    3. Click OK.
  8. Click the Save button:
    Diskette.
  9. Optional: To delete a user account, in the Users and Groups pane, highlight the account and click the Delete button:
    A garbage can.