User Management
Contents
Goals................................................................................................................................................ 2
Creating
a User Account.................................................................................................................... 2
Adding
User to an Existing Group...................................................................................................... 4
Deleting
a User.................................................................................................................................. 8
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................ 9
Goals
This guide will help you to create additional user accounts to
manage your server. Apart from using the default administrator account we
provide to log into your server, you can create temporary user accounts which
have permission to login and manage the server. You can even provide the user
permission to make changes inside the server by adding the user to specific
groups such as an administrator group.
Create a User Account
Here are the steps to add a
user:
1.
Login to your server through Remote Desktop.
2.
Open
the server management tool by navigating to Start >> Administrative
Tools >> Server Manager.
3.
Expand the Configuration menu and then the Local Users
and Groups menu.
4.
Right-click on the Users folder and select the New User…
option.
5.
Fill in the New User form.
·
User name:
The user name the user will login with.
·
Full name: The
user's full name.
·
Description:
Usually the user's role on the server. This field is optional.
·
Password and
Confirm Password: Password for the user. Make sure to make the password
at least 8 characters long and including special characters, upper- and
lower-case letters, and numbers.
Click the Create button to add the user.
You
have now created a new login user.
Adding User to an
Existing Group
To
add a user to a group, follow the steps below:
1.
Click on the Groups folder and then
double-click on the group to which you want to add the user, for example
Administrators.
2.
In
the properties window, click the Add button.
3.
Click
on the Locations button.
4.
Click
Cancel or click the close (X) button in the new window.
5.
Select
your server name from the top of the list and then click OK.
6.
In
the Enter the object names to select field, type in the user name you
just created (test), click on the Check Names button and then click on OK.
7.
Click
the Apply button and then click the OK button on the group window
and you are all done.
You have now added the user to a group.
Delete a User
Here
are the steps to delete a user:
1.
Expand
the Configuration menu and then Local Users and Groups menu in
the Server Manager.
2.
Click
the Users folder, right-click the user account you want to delete, and
then click Delete.
You have now deleted the user.
Conclusion
Now
that you have successfully created a user on the server, the user can be used
for RDP, website password protection, or the creation of another administrator
for the server. If
you encountered any issues with this guide, please also note that there is
additional information available in our Wiki database at
http://myhosting.com/kb. Finally, we encourage you to contact our technical
support team by email at vps@myhosting.com, or calling us at 1-866-289-5091
with any questions or concerns.
