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Creating a template account

The following steps are used in SharePoint 2013. The steps may vary in other versions.

In order to create a template account for SharePoint, you must create an account in Active Directory and then import it into SharePoint.

Note

When creating a template account, ensure that the User logon name and User logon name (pre-windows 2000) fields match, or new accounts created using this template may be created with an incorrect value.

If you wish to use different Active Directory and pre-Windows 2000 logon names, you must modify the configured action for the corresponding attributes in Bravura Security Fabric .

To import the Active Directory template user into SharePoint, navigate to the central administration page for your site, then:

  1. Click Site Actions > Site Settings.

  2. Click People and Groups.

  3. Choose the group you want the template user to be a member of. The template user will receive their permissions based on that group.

  4. Click New > Add Users.

  5. Enter the name of the template user you created in Active Directory, then click Check Names.

  6. Click OK.