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Managing User Accounts and Groups Using Windows NT
As we saw earlier when looking at the Microsoft networking family, Windows NT is designed to provide far greater security than Windows 95. As such, Windows NT is the centerpiece of any Microsoft network where security is a major issue. An organization might not feel that its everyday documents require security, but most companies have payroll information or other data that they want to guard from access by unauthorized individuals. As you will soon see, Windows NT—both Workstation and Server—can maintain a user database that makes the NT products far more flexible in meeting security needs.

Throughout your MCSE testing, keep in mind a few very basic conceptual frameworks. One of the most important is the interaction of user accounts, Global groups, and Local groups. This chapter defined users and groups in earlier sections, but we now must look more deeply into the actual functional value of each.

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