1 Open Active Directory Users and Computers. 2 In the console tree, right-click the folder in which you want to add a user account. (Active Directory Users and Computers/domain node/folder) 3 Point to New, and then click User. 4 In First name, type the user's first name. 5 In Initials, type the user's initials. 6 In Last name, type the user's last name. 7 Modify Full name to add initials or reverse order of first and last names. 8 In User logon name, type the user logon name, click the UPN suffix in the drop-down list, and then click Next. 9 If the user will use a different name to log on to computers running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT, then you can change the user logon name as it appears in User logon name (pre-Windows 2000) to the different name. 10 In Password and Confirm password, type the user's password, and then select the appropriate password options.

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Account Operators group, Domain Admins group, or the Enterprise Admins group in Active Directory, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.

To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.

To add a user, you can also click on the toolbar. To add a user, you can also copy any previously created user account.

A new user account with the same name as a previously deleted user account does not automatically assume the permissions and group memberships of the previously deleted account because the security ID (SID) for each account is unique. To duplicate a