These fields are where the information for the user account is stored. They can be filled out when a user account is created, or changed when a user account is edited. They are irrelevant when an account is deleted.
Users managed through this interface will all receive the same settings. To create or manage multiple users and give them unique settings, use the Multi-User Change (see "Multi-User Operations" on page 102) feature rather than the Users dialog.
Special Cases:The left side of the Users dialog contains the special cases handler. These settings will identify what to do when conflicts arise during the management process such as duplicate names.
ORIGINAL AND NEW NAME FOUND - This case happens when revising the user name of an existing user and
No Action - Do nothing, do not create the new user.
Delete Original - Delete the original user and create the new user.
Delete New and Rename Original - Do not create the new user and change the old user name to the new name.ADD OPTIONS
If user already exists, do an update instead - This option indicates if the target user is already found on the systems, then an update will automatically be performed instead to set the new attributes.
Add missing User - If the user is not found on the systems, then add the user with the updated fields.
Reset locked out account - If the user has been locked out, then the user account will be automatically unlocked.
Basic User Settings:The center portion of the User's dialog contains settings for user name,description and password updates.
USER NAME (ORIGINAL)-this is the name of the target user or users. For more information and options,
please refer to the User Name (on page 94) section.
FULL NAME - This is the full descriptive name of the user.
DESCRIPTION - A description of this user.
USER COMMENT - A comment field to supply any additional information about this user.
PASSWORD OPTIONS - These fields handle setting the password for the user's account. Options for
settings password include fixed, which sets a static unchanging value, or a random password. The
Random Password option will only be enabled if the optional Random Password Generator (RPG) feature has been enabled. For more information on the RPG feature, please refer to the Random Password Generator (on page 85) section.
ACCOUNT TYPE - An account can either be derived from one of three types, Guest, User, or Administrator.
The differences between them determine what type of privileges the account has by default. If performing this operation on a domain controller, the user will be made a Domain User or a Domain Administrator if User or Administrator is selected. Note that if a user is selected to be an administrator that they will not be made a member of the Users or Domain Users group.
Account FlagsUse the account flags area in the top right of the User's dialog to control the password and account disable flags of the target user accounts.
Password NOT Required - This means that the user is allowed to have a blank password.
User Must Change Password at Next Logon - The next time this user logs in, they must change their password.
User Cannot Change Password - The user can not change their password.
Password Never Expires - The user never has to update their password.
Account Disabled - lock the account so that it cannot be used.
Extended User Info & Profile InformationUse the right side of the User's dialog to control account expiration and user profile and home directory settings.
ACCOUNT EXPIRATION - sets the account expiration date for the account. When the date is reached, the
account will automatically be disabled.
USER PROFILE PATH - Set the path to this user's profile.
LOGON SCRIPT NAME - Set the path and file name of a logon script to use for this user.
HOME DIRECTORY - Set up the home directory of this user as either a local directory or as a path on a
mapped network drive. If the home directory is not found for an added user, UMP can create a new home directory. User Manager Pro will change the security settings for the new folder to allow the new user to have full access to the new home directory folder. User Manager Pro will not remove
Administrators from the permissions list or Users from the permissions list (Admins have full control by default and Users have read only by default).
VPN/Dial-in SettingsUse these settings to configure the dial-in permissions for users to a system. These settings control the security authorization and authentication settings for dialing into a virtual private network.
For more information on setting the VPN/Dial-In settings, please refer to the VPN/Dial-In Settings section.
Exchange Mailbox SettingsCREATE EXCHANGE SERVER MAILBOX - creates an exchange mailbox (see "Exchange Mailbox Creation" on
page 100) for the users using default settings for rights and aliases.
Add Users to GroupsADD USERS TO GROUPS - Use the Add Users to group options to add the target users to one or more
groups. By clicking the ellipses next to the option, a new dialog will appear to permit specifying the names of the groups to add the user(s) to.
AD FieldsSET ADSPECIFIC FIELDS - sets extended Active Directory Attributes. This is not a dynamic list based on the
current AD schema; these values are hard coded. For more information on setting AD Fields, please refer to the Active Directory Specific Fields (on page 97) section.