1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers to start the Active Directory Users and Computers console.
2. Click the Company domain name, and then expand the contents.
3. Right-click Users, point to New and then click User.
Hint: expand the folder where other users of similar job roles are located
4. Type the first name, last name, and user login name of the new user, and then click Next.
5. Type a new password, confirm the password, and then click to select one of the following checkboxes:
• Users must change password at next logon (recommended for most users)
• User cannot change password
• Password never expires
• Account is disabled (unlikely)
6. Click Next.
7. Review the information that you provided, and if everything is correct, click Finish.
8. On the Active Directory Users and Computers console, right-click the new account that you created and then click Properties.
9. Click the Member Of tab, and then click Add.
10. In the Select Groups dialog box, specify a group, and then click OK to add the groups that you want to the list.
Hint: find someone of similar Job roles and copy their groups, do read the groups and check the appear relevant, do not add a payroll member to the HR group for example. Some companies will have a specific guide on what groups to add.
11. Repeat the selection process for each group in which the user needs account membership.
12. Click the Profile tab.
13. In the Logon script box, type the file name of the login script.
14. Compare the login script as someone with the same job title, some companies will have a new start form that will say the name of the script. It’ll probably be login.bat.
15. In the HomePath box, type the home path using %USERNAME% to specify the username. As well as setting the Drive to U
Hint: it’ll be something like \\SERVER\USERFOLDER\%USERNAME% However do check how other users home paths are set
15. Click Apply and then click OK.