Creating a discovery user account on the Active Directory domain server

Create a discovery user account on the Active Directory domain server.

Procedure

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers by running the dsa.msc command.
  2. In the navigation tree, select domain_name and then select the Users folder.
  3. Right click the menu and choose New > User.
  4. Provide the following information:
    1. First name:ibmcol
    2. Logon name:ibmcol
  5. Click Next and provide password.
  6. Clear the User must change password at next logon check box.
  7. Select the Password never expires check box.
  8. Click Create.
  9. To verify whether the new user is a standard user by default, right-click the user name, and then click Properties. In the Properties window, go to the Member Of tab. If the user is a standard user, Administrators group is not on the list.