Chapter 8Managing Accounts and Client Connectivity.ppt

Chapter 8:Managing Accounts and Client Connectivity Learning Objectives Establish account naming conventions Configure account security policies Create and manage accounts, including setting up a new account, configuring account properties, delegating account management, and renaming, disabling, and deleting an account Learning Objectives continued Create local user profiles, roaming profiles, and mandatory profiles Configure client network operating systems to access Windows 2000 Server, and install client operating systems through Remote Installation Services Sample Naming Conventions Last name followed by the initial of the first name First name initial followed by the last name Username based on the position in the organization Username based on the function in the organization Naming Tip For accounts that handle money, payroll, budgeting, or accounting transactions, financial auditors typically prefer that accounts are named for individuals Account Policies Account policies: security measures set up in a group policy, such as for a domain or local computer Account policies particularly focus on: Password security Account lockout Kerberos security Configuring Account Policies Use the Group Policy MMC snap-in to set up account policies Setting Account Policies Password Policy Options Enforce password history: Enables you to require users to choose new passwords when they make a password change, because the system can remember the previously used passwords Maximum password age: Permits you to set the maximum time allowed until a password expires Minimum password age: Permits you to specify that a password must be used a minimum amount of time before it can be changed Password Policy Options continued Minimum password length: Enables you to require that passwords are a minimum length Passwords must meet complexity requirements: Enables you to create a filter of customized password requirements that each account password must follow Store password using r