

Creating users manually via native Active Directory tools may result in features not being enabled. The main reason is that the wizards do a number of things behind the scenes to ensure everything works correctly on the Windows SBS 2011 Standard system. It is important that you always use the Windows SBS 2011 Standard Console and wizards when you create, edit, or delete any users.

For these reasons alone every Windows SBS 2011 Standard administrator should always use the wizards when administrating their network, especially when working with user accounts.Ĭreating, editing, and deleting user accounts Using the wizards not only reduces the time taken to administer a Windows SBS 2011 Standard network, but it also always produces a consistent result. The major difference that Windows SBS 2011 Standard brings with it is that the majority of these tasks can be accomplished via wizards. Most importantly, Windows SBS 2011 Standard is just like any Windows Server in that it leverages the power of Active Directory to manage and maintain these user objects.

Doing so with the correct credentials automatically provides the user with the configured rights to network resources such as files, folders, printers, and so on. (For more resources on Microsoft, see here.)Ī user account or object in a Windows Server domain is a security mechanism that allows a person to access the resources of the network by “logging in” to the network.
