Section 3: Using Js100 As A Primary Domain Controller; Creating A User Account; Creating A Home Directory; Creating A Group Account - Quasarbiz JS100 User Manual

Section 3: Using JS100 as a Primary Domain
Controller
After the JS100 unit is configured as a primary domain controller (PDC), you must add each computer to
the domain. Open the Windows Help and Support Center for instructions on adding a computer to a
domain.

CREATING A USER ACCOUNT

1 Log off of Windows and then log back on.
2 Type the PDC administrator user name and password and in the appropriate boxes.
3 Click the new domain name in the Log on to box, and then click OK.
4 Open a command prompt window.
Type net user /add /domain <user name> <password>
where
<user name> is the user name you want to use, and
<password> is the password you want to use.
5 Press ENTER.

CREATING A HOME DIRECTORY

Each user can create a home directory, which is a disk share that is dedicated to that particular user.
Having a home directory enables the logon drive feature (see "Windows Setup" on page 34) and
the home option on the Microsoft net user command. The logon drive is mapped only for those
users that have created a home directory.
To create a home directory
Create a share (see
must reside on the PDC, but it can be in any of the PDC pools.

CREATING A GROUP ACCOUNT

In Microsoft Windows, file access permissions may be given to individual users or to groups of users.
A group can have any number of users, and users can be in any number of groups. When there are
many users, the use of groups can simplify the administration of file permissions. For example,
whatever file permissions are granted to the group also apply to the members of the group. As
group membership changes, the administrator has only to update the group account to
accommodate new members and deny access to those who have left the group.
Domain members rely on the domain controller to provide group membership information. When a
JS100 unit is acting as a PDC, it maintains the group membership information. Groups and group
membership may be managed using the Microsoft net group command. To use the net group
command, log on to Windows as the domain administrator and open a command prompt window.
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"Create New Share"), and assign the user name as the share name. The share
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