WHEN PROMPTED IF YOU WANT TO DELETE THE USER, CLICK YES. WHEN PRO...

4. When prompted if you want to delete the user, click Yes.

Reassigning User Accounts

As an alternative to deleting user accounts, an administrator may consider reas-signing them. Consider the situation in which a user leaves the company and isimmediately replaced by another user in the same job function. If this user’saccount has been extensively configured and has explicitly configured permissions,the administrator may find it difficult to create and configure the new account forthe replacement worker in an exactly similar fashion. They can just rename theaccount and change the account password and reassign it to the new user.To rename a user account and allow it to be reassigned, right-click on the useraccount and select Rename from the context menu. After renaming the accountthe Rename User dialog box will appear, allowing the network administrator tochange the following key account items:

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Full name

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First name

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Last name

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Display name

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User logon name

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User logon name (pre-Windows 2000)After this information is entered, the administrator can then go back andchange any other items, such as telephone numbers, addresses, and so on. By reas-signing a user account, they can quickly and accurately ensure that new users receivethe exact same rights and permissions as their predecessors.A user account can be deleted from the command-line using the dsrmcommand withthe following syntax:

dsrm ObjectDN.

Figure 1.37 demonstrates using the dsrm command to delete the user account of RogerSmith using the following command:

dsrm "CN=Roger Smith,CN=Users,DC=corp,DC=mcsaworld,DC=com"

Figure 1.48

Deleting a User Account from the Command LineThe network administrator will be prompted when using the dsrm command to ensurethey are sure about deleting the account—once it is gone, it cannot be brought back exceptthrough a restoration action.

Assigning User Rights and

Permissions to a User Account

User rights and permission assignment is done in the same fashion as that for groups, asseen previously in this chapter in Exercise 1.09 and Exercise 1.10 with the exception thatyou would select the applicable user instead of the applicable group.

Troubleshooting User Authentication Issues

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