User Manager for Domains

Windows NT network client computer users gain access to network resources with a single logon and password, from any computer in their own "domain" or other "trusted" domain. No matter which computer they use, their own user environment will be established for them by the Windows NT server at logon. This environment and various other user attributes are maintained by way of the User Manager for Domains tool.

Similar (though not equivalent) information in the world of the Solaris system administrator is stored in the /etc/passwd, /etc/groups, .profile, and .cshrc files.

You use User Manager for Domains for many common tasks, including:

• Managing passwords, including resetting forgotten passwords

• Setting up logon hours

• Setting account expiration dates

• Managing user accounts, including creating, deleting, altering, naming, and disabling

• Creating and modifying a path to the user's profile

• Creating logon scripts for users and specifying their home directories

• Managing groups, including creating, deleting, and changing them and their membership

• Managing security policy, including number of failed logons permitted, users' and groups' rights, and audit policy

• Managing trust relationships among Windows NT domains