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- DOCUMENT:Q106209 08-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Local Account Setup During Windows NT Install
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
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- The information in this article applies to:
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- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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- SUMMARY
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- During the installation of Windows NT, after you create a local
- administrator account, you may be prompted with a Local Account Setup
- dialog box giving you the option to create a local user account. The
- option to create a local user account during Windows NT Setup will be
- offered only if you choose to have your Windows NT machine be a member
- of a workgroup. If you choose to be a member of a domain during Setup,
- you will not be prompted to create a local account.
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- MORE INFORMATION
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- A local account is defined only on the local machine running Windows
- NT. If you set up Windows NT so that your machine will not be a member
- of a domain, you are given the option to create a local account. This
- local account allows you to log on to your Windows NT machine as a
- user account other than the built-in Guest or Administrator account.
- The local account created during setup will be a member of the local
- Administrators group.
-
- Logon accounts on the Windows NT domain are maintained on the domain
- controller. The assumption being made during Windows NT Setup is that
- if you choose to include your Windows NT machine in an existing
- domain, you will most likely log on to that domain, and the logon will
- be validated by a remote server on the domain. Consequently, the need
- for creating a local account during Windows NT setup is less of an
- issue, because you should already have a valid user account on the
- domain that will allow you to log on to your Windows NT machine. You
- can use User Manager to create local accounts after you have completed
- Setup.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 log
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