Windows User Accounts and User Groups

Any individual who needs to access Windows servers must have a user account. With this account, a user can log on to a server or domain. The system administrator creates a user account by assigning a user name to an account and specifying the identification information and rights for that user. The account includes user information, group memberships, and security policy information.

System administrators can create user groups according to the Business Desk access that the users' jobs require. For example, most customer satisfaction personnel need access to the Business Desk Orders module.

By creating Windows groups, you can simultaneously grant rights and permissions to multiple users. System administrators can add other users to an existing group at any time, instantly giving those users the rights and permissions granted to the group. When system administrators create a Windows account, they can grant access to the local server (local account) or to a Windows domain (domain account).

Notes

• If a Windows account is not in the Permissions module account list, or does not have any “allow” option assigned to it, then users assigned to that account cannot access Business Desk.
• If the Permissions module account list contains a Windows account that no longer exists, users assigned to that account are denied access to all of the Business Desk categories and modules.

See Also

Creating Windows Accounts

Setting Business Desk Permissions for Windows Accounts

Adding Windows Accounts to the Account List

Removing Windows Accounts from the Accounts List

Viewing Account Permissions

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