Let's Talk about .. Windows Server 2003-Create Local Users and Groups

Yesterday, Forbes, SM Team Analyst, teached me how to create the local users and groups since the method of my Web Service needs to check authorize of the user before performing the operation.

The instruction to create Local Users and Groups

For Local Users:

-Go to Start->All Programs->Administrative Tools->Computer Management
-Expand Local Users and Groups -Right click at Users
-Clickt at New User
-Type User name

Note that this user can be the user domain from Active Directory or Local User of this machine
-Type Full name
-Type Description
-Type Password
-Type Confirm
-Select Password never expires, if any
-Click Create button
-Click Close button

For Local Group:

-Right Click at Groups
-Click New Group
-Type Group name
-Type Description
-Click Add button
-Add user
-Click Check Names
-Click OK button
-Click Create button
-Click Close button