How to create and Manage Users, Groups in Windows Server 2019.

In this blog, I will create new users and groups.

How to Create New Users

1- Open Active Directory Users and Computers > right-click Users > select New and select User.

2- Type first name and last name and then a user logon name for the individual and click next.

3- Type Password and Confirm Password, I selected Password never expired or you can choose any of these options click Next.

4- Click finish.

5- Right-click on the newly created user and select properties. (here is the description of the user, their office, their telephone number, their email, their address information, etc.

Copy Users

6- To copy the user account right-click on it and select Copy.

7- type first name > Last name > user logon name and click next.

8- Type Password and Confirm Password, I selected Password never expired or you can choose any of these options click next.

9- Click Finish.

10- To delete a user account right-click on it and select delete.

Create an Active Directory Global Security Group

11- Open Active Directory Users and Computers. Expand your local domain > Right-click on users > select New and then select Group.

12- Type the name of the new group. Use a reputation that you simply can easily accompany the role or service that you’re creating.

In the Group scope option, select Global. In Group type, choose Security.

Click OK.

Repeat steps for all remaining groups.

13- How to Create an Active Directory Global Security Group with PowerShell

Open PowerShell with administrative privileges.

We can create a security group with actual values replaced. Here I’m creating the IT Group.

New-ADGroup “IT” -GroupScope Global -GroupCategory Security

By default, the security groups is going to be created in Users field.

After creating a security group you can add members to a security group. I am adding (user and user2) Add-ADGroupMember “IT” -Members user,user2

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