Tech Tips / Windows NT / Users and Groups
Use template accounts to add users
Using a template account to create users can be a timesaving task. The first step involved is creating an account that is easily recognizable as a template user. We recommend using a dot [.] in front of the name to place it at the top of the list. For example, .AccountingUser is a user in the accounting department with appropriate group membership. When you need to add a new user in the accounting department, just select
Copy User from
Account Manager For Domains. You'll still have to add the user's first, last, and logon names, but any other settings will already be set (home directory, logon script, group memberships, logon restrictions, etc.). Make sure that you set the template account to
Disabled, so as not to open a security hole in the system.