In this video you will create a user account template and then create new user based on the template account.
- Select Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users And Computers.
- In the Active Directory Users And Computers window, right-click Users, select New, and then select User.
- In the first New Object–User dialog box, enter the following information:
- First Name: _Template
- Last Name:
- User Logon Name: _template
- Click the Next button.
- In the next New Object–User dialog box, do not specify any password. Check the Password Never Expires checkbox and click OK to close the warning. Click the Account Is Disabled checkbox. Then click the Next button. Click the Finish button.
- Double-click _Template to access the _Template Template Properties dialog box.
- Click the Address tab. For City, type in Constanta. For State, type in Constanta. For Country/Region, select Romania from the pull-down list.
- Click the Organization tab. For Department, type in IT Training. For Company, type in Arond Messaging Corporation. Click the OK button.
- Right-click _Template Template User and select Copy.
- The Copy Object–User dialog box will appear. Enter the following information:
- First Name: Eugen
- Last Name: Morar
- User Logon Name: eugenmorar
- Click the Next button.
- In the next New Object–User dialog box, do not specify any password. Uncheck the Account Is Disabled option. Then click the Next button. Click the Finish button.
- Double-click user Eugen Morar and click the Address tab and the Organization tab to verify that the information was populated based on the settings configured for the _Template account template. Click OK.