How to create Local user in Windows server 2012 R2 step by step

Last updated on:  2021-01-29

Authored by:  Derek Benson

This article describes how to add and remove local users on Windows Server® 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019.

Access Local users and groups

1. Log in to the server from which you are removing the user.

2. To access Local users and groups:

   1. Click Start > Run.
   2. Enter lusrmgr.msc in the box and click OK.
   3. Alternatively, you can use Windows search to search for Local Users and Groups.

3. In the console, double click on Users, and a list of users displays on the right.

Add a new user

1. Click More Actions and select New User.

2. At a minimum, enter a username, a new password, and confirm that password. You should also enter the name under Full Name and a description of the account in the Description field.

   • To allow users to set their password, check the User must change password at next login box. Otherwise, uncheck it.
   • To prevent the user from setting a new password, check the User cannot change password box. You cannot select this if you have checked User must change password at next login.
   • If you are creating the user but the user should not yet have login rights, check the Account is disabled box. You can undo this when you want.
   • Optionally, you can set the password to never expire by checking the Password never expires box. However, you should rarely use this option because aged passwords pose a security risk.

3. After you fill out the form, click Create to save the new user and close the New User dialog. The newly created user now shows in the list of users.

Remove an existing user

1. Right-click on the user that you want to delete.

2. Click Delete.

3. Click Yes to confirm when the warning prompt that the deletion can’t be undone displays.

Warning: If the user is associated with any services, those services might stop functioning after the user is deleted. You can disable, instead of deleting, a user to avoid any issues.

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Introduction

In today's article you will learn how to create a new user in Windows Server 2012.

Step 1

First of all logon to your Windows Server 2012. After login, open your Start Menu and click on "Administrative Tools".

Step 2

Now a list of items will appear in front of you from which you must select "Active Directory Users and Computers".

Step 3

Now you will see that your domain exists, in this Tool and many options are available beneath it like Account, Bulletin, Computers, Users etc.

Step 4

Right-click on your domain and go to "New". In New go to the "Users" to add a "New User".

Step 5

Now a form will be available in front of you that you must fill in to provide all necessary details of a new user. After that click on the "Next" button.

Step 6

On clicking the Next button a New Form will be opened in which you need to provide the Password for the new user. Your server will ask you to re-enter the password so that if by mistake you provide the wrong password then you can correct it.

There are four other options also from which you can select whether you want to provide permission to the user to change the password on its next logon or you want to restrict him so that he can't change the password. You can also check the "Password never expires" option or you can also disable the account of the user.

Step 7

Now all the provided values will be shown to you and you will be asked to click on the "Finish" button to finish the work or you can go back to make any changes as required.

Now your new user has been created.

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