Create an AD Service Account for Epiphany

You will be creating a group policy object (GPO) to provide access to the data for the user account created for Epiphany. First you will create a standard user account within your Windows AD environment. For information on creating a standard user account in Windows AD, please refer to the Microsoft technical documentation for your version of Windows or refer to the steps below.

Step 1:

• In Windows AD, select Start, select Administrative Tools, and then select Active Directory Users and Computers to start the Active Directory Users and Computers console.

• Select your domain name and expand its contents.

• Right-click Users, select New, and then select User.

Step 2:

• Type the first name, last name, and user logon name of the new user.

• Select Next.

Step 3:

• Type a new password, confirm the password, and then select the following check boxes:

  • User cannot change password

  • Password never expires

• Select Next .

• Review the information that you provided, and if everything is correct, select Finish.