Introducing Active Directory - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 89

13. If necessary, click the General tab. The information here is optional for user accounts but
can be used as part of an employee directory. Enter your first name and last name in the cor-
responding text boxes.
14. Click the Account tab, where you can specify the user logon name, logon restrictions, and
account options.
15. Click the Member Of tab. Note the groups the Administrator account belongs to, and then
click OK .
16. Find the Guest user, and notice the down arrow on its icon. Double-click the Guest user to
open its Properties dialog box.
17. Click the Account tab. In the Account options list box, scroll down to view the options that
can be selected. Which option is responsible for the down arrow on the Guest user icon? The
Guest user is disabled by default because it's created with a blank password, which can pose
a security risk. Click OK .
18. Leave Active Directory Users and Computers open for the next activity.

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Activity 3-4: Creating New Objects in Active Directory

Time Required: 15 minutes
Objective: Create a new OU and add some objects to it.
Description: You want to learn more about Active Directory objects, so you create an OU and
add a user object and a group object.
1. If necessary, log on to your server as Administrator, and open Active Directory Users and
Computers.
2. Click to expand the domain node so that folders and OUs are displayed under it.
3. Right-click the domain node, point to New , and click Organizational Unit . In the Name text
box, type TestOU . Click to clear the Protect container from accidental deletion check box,
and then click OK .
4. Make sure TestOU is selected in the left pane, and then right-click in the right pane, point
to New , and click User .
5. In the First name text box, type Test , and in the Last name text box, type User1 . Notice that
the Full name text box is filled in automatically.
6. In the User logon name text box, type testuser1 . The User logon name (pre-Windows 2000)
text box is filled in automatically. (A user logon name longer than 20 characters is truncated
to 20 characters in this text box.)
7. Click Next . In the Password text box, type mypassword , and type it again in the Confirm
password text box. Note that the User must change password at next logon check box is
selected by default. Click Next , and then click Finish .
8. If you get an error message, read it carefully. By default, Windows Server 2008 requires a
complex password, meaning the password must be of a minimum length and have at least
three characters of the following types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and
special characters. Click OK .
9. Click Back . In the Password text box, type Password01 , making sure the P is capitalized and
the last two characters are 0 and 1. Retype the password in the Confirm password text box.
Click Next , and then click Finish .
10. Right-click in the right pane of Active Directory Users and Computers, point to New , and
click Group .
11. Type TestGroupG in the Group name text box (see Figure 3-9). Verify that the Group scope
setting is Global and the Group type setting is Security , and then click OK .