Activity 3-1: Reviewing User
Account Properties
• Objective is to review properties of user accounts
through main tabs of Active Directory Users and
Computers
• Start Administrative Tools Active Directory
Users and Computers Users AdminXX
account Properties
• Explore tabs and values as directed
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Activity 3-2: Testing Local
Profile Settings
• Objective is to configure and test a local user
profile
• Start Administrative Tools Active Directory
Users and Computers Users New User
• Follow directions to create a new user profile
• Explore and configure properties
• Test by logging in as new user
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Activity 3-3: Configuring and
Testing a Roaming Profile
• Objective: To configure and test a roaming user
profile
• Create a shared folder, copy a local profile to
folder, and configure properties of user account to
use roaming folder
• Follow directions in book to create, configure, and
test the new roaming profile
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Activity 3-4: Configuring a
Mandatory Profile
• Objective: To configure and test a mandatory user
profile
• Start My Computer
• Follow directions to make previously created test
profile mandatory by renaming file
• Test that no permanent changes can be made by
user
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Activity 3-5: Creating User
Accounts Using Active Directory
Users and Computers
• Objective: Use Active Directory Users and
Computers to create user accounts
• Start Administrative Tools Active Directory
Users and Computers
• Follow directions to create a number of new user
accounts
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Activity 3-6: Creating a User
Account Template
• Objective: Create a user account template and use
the template to create a new user account
• Start Administrative Tools Active Directory
Users and Computers
• Create a new user account template
• Use a variable that will automatically populate the
profile path with the name of user account
• Follow directions to create and explore a new user
account from template
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Activity 3-7: Creating User
Accounts Using DSADD
• Objective: Use the DSADD USER command to
create new user accounts
• Start Run
• Follow directions to enter DSADD command
• Check using Active Directory Computers and
Users
• Enter new DSADD command and again check
results
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Activity 3-8: Modifying User
Accounts Using DSMOD
• Objective is to modify existing user account
properties using the DSMOD USER command
• Start Run
• Follow directions to enter DSMOD command for
a single user
• Check using Active Directory Comp. and Users
• Enter new DSMOD command for multiple users
• Check results using Active Directory
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Activity 3-9: Exporting Active
Directory Users Using
LDIFDE
• Objective is to export Active Directory user
accounts using LDIFDE
• Start Run
• Follow directions to enter LDIFDE command
• Check exported results using Notepad editor
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