Windows Server 2022

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory – Windows Server 2022

This Windows Server 2022 Tutorial covers how to Create Users and Groups on Active Directory. Windows Server Active Directory Domain Service (ADDS) is a directory service that stores information about all objects in the domain and makes this data available to network users and administrators. Active Directory Domain Service provides secure, structured, hierarchical data storage for objects and the admin can easily manage all objects. The user represents a real user who is part of an organization’s AD network. A group is an object that can contain other AD objects such as other groups, users, and computers, Hence, a group object is a container object.

Table of Contents

  • Create a User on Active Directory – Windows Server 2022
  • Create a Group on the Active Directory – Windows Server 2022

Prerequisite Required

Demo environment

  • Computer Name: server1.test.com
  • Operating System: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
  • IP Address: 192.168.0.3

Create a User on Active Directory – Windows Server 2022

In this step, we are going to create a user (user1@test.com)

1. Open Server Manager, click Tools and select Active Directory Users and Computer.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

2. Right-click on Users, click New and select User.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

3. Enter the Name and User login name for a new user and click Next.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

4. Set a password for a new User Click Next.

  • Tick User cannot change password.
  • Tick Password never expires.

If you need the user to change the password at the next logon Tick User must change password at the next logon.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

5. Click Finish.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

The Active Directory User has been created.

Create a Group on the Active Directory

In this step, we are going to create a group and add users to the group.

1. Open Server Manager, click Tools and select Active Directory Users and Computer.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

2. Right-click on Users, click New and select Group.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

3. Enter the Group name and click OK.

  • Default Group scope: Global
  • Default Group type: Security
Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

4. Right-click on the Group name and select Properties.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

5. Select the Members tab and click Add.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

6. Click Advanced.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

7. Click Find Now, Select the Users and Click OK.

In this tutorial, we select user1 and user2.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

8. Click OK.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

9. Click OK.

Create Users and Groups on Active Directory - Windows Server 2022

The Active Directory Group has been created.

Windows Server 2022 Tutorial