Create a new UNIX user / service account

Steps

  1. Still in the Active Directory Users and Computers tool, select the OU that will hold the UNIX Service Account, then Action > New > User.

  2. Enter a Password and select the following:
    • User cannot change password
    • Password never expires

    All other features must be disabled.

  3. Click Next, then click Finish to create the account.
  4. Right-click the new user and select Properties.
  5. On the Member Of tab, click Set Primary Group and add the group created in the previous section.
  6. Remove the Domain Users group.

  7. Select the UNIX Attributes tab.
  8. Set the following parameters, then click OK.
    1. Select the user’s NIS Domain.
    2. Enter the UID on the UNIX computer that matches the UID of the user on the UNIX machine.
    3. Enter the user account Login Shell.
    4. Enter the user Home Directory on the UNIX computer.
    5. Enter the Primary group name/GID of the user configured previously.