Adding new users is one of the most easiest and simplest task for any administrator. You can add as many users you want and assign them to various groups or define permissions explicitly! But the point to remember here is, these users will only work on computers that are already exists in your domain (refer: https://geekstarts.tech/add-computer-windows-server-domain/). If you create a user ABC, and try to login using ABC in Test PC (which is present in the same domain) then all the permissions, groups and access rights will become active as soon as the user logs in. If ABC logs in into XYZ PC (which is also in the domain) then ABC will have the same permissions and access rights it had in Test PC.
That means a new user created by the administrator will carry all its permissions and groups on all machines it signs in on. So if one user’s machine is not working, just give that user any inactive machine and he can continue his work easily.
You can also control the user like change his password, or disable the option to change his password, or ask him/her to change the password immediately when they log in, assign them to groups, change their permissions, edit their information etc.
So lets how to add new users in Server 2012.
- Select ‘Active Directory tools Users and Computers’ under ‘tools’.
Selecr Active Directory Users and Computers
- Select ‘Users’ which is under your domain.
Select users under domain name
- Right click on Users –> New –> User.
Right click –> Users –> New
- Enter the user details.
Enter user’s details
- Enter the password for that user. Here you can control the user through various methods like user wont get an option to change his password, or user will be asked to change his password as he logs in or the account will be disabled as soon as it is made.
Enter user’s password and configure settings
- Details of the user.
details of new user
- If the user is created successfully, you can see its name in Users.
Check if user has been added
- Open another machine which is in domain and try to login using the new user.
In login screen click on other
Enter new user’s name and password
Wait for windows to load settings for new user.
- If you want to configure any user, you can right-click on him and select properties and edit their settings.
To edit any setting, right click on the user and select properties
User options
- Check the user details in the other machine.
User details in other machine
