This is the default Windows XP view. In the above image in the Password for backup section you can see this. In order to see the properties of an account, you would select it and click on the properties button to see the following window. On the Group Membership tab of the USER property sheet you would see three selections to choose from regarding group memberships. The OTHER drop down window lists only the local groups, regardless of whether you have chosen a user account in the local accounts database or a domain account that is in the domain.
It's here that you can change the password, change the icon picture that is associated with the account or to set up the account to use a. NET passport. Also, once your system is added to a domain you can no longer use Fast User Switching, even if you log on to the workstation by using the local user account database. As you can also see there is no place here to create a new group. As I mentioned earlier, that would need to be handled through Computer Management.
You would need to use the Computer Management snap-in to delete local groups from the system. Windows XP Professional uses a unique identifier value to identify groups and their assigned permissions, so if you should delete a group from the local system and then decide it was in error, creating the group "again" with the same name will not automatically allow for all of the same permissions and access levels for it's members.
When performing a group deletion, you only delete the group and its associated permissions and rights, not the user accounts in it's membership. To delete a group you would right-click the group name in the Computer Management snap-in and then click Delete. The users would still be on the system. If their deletion was also required as part of removing a group of summer users or interns for example, the individual users would still need to be deleted.
Built-In System Groups Built-in system groups exist on Windows XP Professional systems and while they do have specific memberships that you can modify, you cannot administer the groups directly, they are available for modification when you assign user rights and permissions to resources. Built-in system group membership is based on how the computer is accessed, not on who uses the computer. The list below shows the primary built-in system groups and their default properties and characteristics.
You can set or revoke permissions to these Built-in System groups at the resource. That's a wrap for this week. The best free certification study guides, practice tests and forums! Join Us! When a credential is saved by selecting the Remember my password check box on the user name and password dialog box that you receive when you connect to a resource, the credential are saved in the most general form possible.
Saving a different credential for a different server in this domain would not overwrite this credential. The new credential would be saved by the use of more specific information. When you access a resource, the authentication package searches the Stored User Names and Passwords store for the most specific credential that matches that resource. If one is found, it will be used by the authentication package without any interaction from you.
If a credential is not found, an authentication error will be returned to the program that attempted to access the resource. At this point, you are prompted for your user name and password. You can manually manage the credentials that are stored in Stored User Names and Passwords by clicking Manage my network passwords in the user account that you want to change. In the Stored User Names and Passwords dialog box, you can add a new entry, remove an existing entry, or view the properties and edit an existing entry; to do so, click the Add, Edit, or Properties button.
Open the Stored User Names and Passwords dialog box; to do so, use the appropriate method:. Under or pick an account to change , click your user account to open the What do you want to change about your account?
In the Server box, type the name of the server or share that you want. You can use an asterisk as a "wildcard" character. The following example entries are valid server names:. In the User name box, type the name of the user account that has permission to access the resource. The following are examples of valid user name entries in this example, Microsoft is the name of the domain, and User is the user name :. In the Password box, type the password for the user that you entered in step 3, and then click OK.
In the Stored User Names and Passwords dialog box, click the credential that you want, and then click Remove. The following message is displayed:. In the Stored User Names and Passwords dialog box, click the credential that you want, and then click Properties to open the Logon Information Properties dialog box.
Change the items that you want, and then click OK. A user account defines what a user can do using Windows XP. In Windows XP, there are three types of user accounts. To easily manage user accounts, click the User Accounts icon in the Control Panel. You can create new user accounts as needed, giving others access to your computer without sharing your password. Any account can be easily edited or changed from the User Accounts window. Passwords provide security and prevent unauthorized users from logging in by using someone else's user account.
For more information on passwords, see our Password Tips lesson. Introduction By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: Understand the nature of user accounts Create a new account Change an account Change the way users log on and off. Understanding user accounts A user is someone who uses a computer.
Administrator account. The administrator can do everything with the computer and can go anywhere he or she desires —essentially giving that person control over the entire computer, including other accounts. The administrator account can never be disabled or deleted. Standard account.
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