Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)

This chapter provides guidelines and planning information for managing user accounts and groups. This chapter also includes information about customizing the user's work environment.

This is a list of the overview information in this chapter:

• What's New in Managing Users and Groups?

• What Are User Accounts and Groups?

• Where User Account and Group Information Is Stored

• Tools for Managing User Accounts and Groups

• Customizing a User's Work Environment

For step-by-step instructions on managing user accounts and groups, see Chapter 5, Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks).