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Users
A user is anyone who requests network resources. In most cases, you assign a unique username and password to every individual on your network. Users can be created on a number of operating systems, including Windows NT, NetWare, and Unix. Users cannot be created on Windows 95 or Windows for Workgroups because neither of these operating systems have the capability of establishing a user database. Both systems do enable the creation of in dividualized profiles, but as you see later in the chapter, they must rely on another machine’s database to provide true user authentication.