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Creating a New Local Group Account

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A local group name cannot be identical to any other group or user name on the domain or computer being administered. It can contain up to 255 uppercase or lowercase characters except for the backslash character (\).

You can add user accounts and global groups from the local domain and from trusted domains.

To create a new local group

  1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, then Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.
  2. Expand Local Users and Groups, select Groups, and choose New Group from the Action menu.
  3. In the New Group dialog box, enter a name for the group and, if desired, a description.
  4. To add members, click Add. The Select Users or Groups dialog box opens.
  5. Select names from the Name list, and click Add. The names appear in the field below the Add button.
  6. Click OK. The newly added members are displayed in the Members list.
  7. To remove members from the new group, select one or more names in Members, and click Remove.
  8. Click Create to create the new group.

See Also

Creating User and Group Accounts | Creating a New Windows 2000 User Account | Creating a New Global Group Account