How to configure Windows 2000 Server

How to configure Windows 2000 Server

Introduction	This subsection describes how to set up a UNICORN network with Windows 2000 domain and TCP/IP network protocol.

How to create a user group and and add users

Follow the instructions below to create

a global user group with a suitable name, for example “UNICORN Users”
members of the user group.

Step	Action
1	Log on to the UNICORN file server with domain administrative rights.
2	Select Start:Programs:Administrative Tools to enter the Active Directory Users and Computers for the domain.
3	Create a group that all UNICORN users will be part of: Select the Users folder in the tree structure and then Action:New:Group.
4	Enter a suitable name for the group: Set Group scope to Global and Group type to Security. Click OK.
5	Create the users that will run UNICORN: Select the Users folder in the tree structure and then Action:New:User.
6	Type First name, Last name and User logon name. Click the Next button.
7	Type a Password. Make sure that the Password Never Expires option is selected. Make sure that the User Must Change Password at Next Logon option is not selected.
8	Click the Next button and then the Finish button.
9	Double-click the newly created user and select the Member of tab.
10	Select the newly created group of UNICORN users and click the Add button. Click OK.
11	Click OK in the <user> Properties dialog box.
12	Repeat steps 5 - 11 to create more UNICORN users.

How to set up a shared folder and set the permissions

The table below describes

how to create a shared folder on the UNICORN file server
how to set the folder permissions so that access to the shared folder is only granted to users with full control, in this case UNICORN users.

Step	Action
1	Log on with administrative rights to the UNICORN file server.
2	Open Windows Explorer.
3	Select the folder to use as a shared folder and choose File:Properties.
4	Select the Sharing tab. Click the Share this folder radio button and enter a suitable name, e.g. UNICORN.
5	Click the Permissions button. If the group Everyone already has the permission named Full Control then go to step 9.
6	Click the Add button and make sure the correct domain is displayed in the top drop-down menu.
7	Select Everyone in the list box and click the Add button. Click OK.
8	Set the permission Full Control to the group Everyone.
9	Select the Security tab and click the Remove button to remove non-authorized users and groups. Click the Add button and make sure the correct domain is displayed in the top drop-down menu.
10	Select the newly created user group in the list box and click the Add button. Click OK.
11	Set the permission Full Control to the newly created user group.
12	Click OK to accept sharing a folder.

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