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Adding a new user account in Mac OS Sever 10.3 or 10.4 is quite easy. (This guide also applies to Mac OS Server 10.2. Though, there are minimal variations, such as one button is labeled New Record instead of New User.

These instructions assume Mac OS Server is already configured and that an auto-mounting share point for home directories has been established. It is also assumed that this is a basic server setup, clients consisting mainly of Mac OS X-based workstations.

If you need to add a large number of users to the server, they can be imported from a database in Mac OS Server 10.4.

This procedure can be done from almost any computer with Mac OS X that is connected to the network. The computer should have the same Mac OS version as the server (or newer), with all software updates installed.

1. Launch Workgroup Manager. This program is probably in the Servers folder within Applications. It not already installed, please do so using the Admin Tools CD that came with your server software.
2. You will be prompted to log into the server. This involves the server's domain name, an administrative username for your server, and associated password.
   
3. You should automatically be taken to the user account area, but to be sure, click the Accounts icon in the toolbar and then click the tab.
4. Click the New User icon in the toolbar. (A new untitled user is created.)
5. Type the user's login name in the Name field. Make sure you type it in the same format as your other users, paying attention to whether first name is last (or not), whether there is a space or comma between names, etc.
6. Press the tab key.
7. A user ID number should be automatically inserted. Please note that this is your one and only opportunity to change the ID number. If you have a pattern for ID numbers (such as starting them with year of graduation), please make appropriate changes NOW. Changing this number at a later date will damage file permissions that cannot be easily corrected.
8. Press the tab key.
9. A short name should be automatically inserted. Please note that this is your one and only opportunity to change the person's short name.
10. Press the tab key. You might need to press tab twice.
11. Type a password for the user.
12. Press the tab key.
13. Retype the user's password.
    
14. Click the Advanced tab.
15. Uncheck Allow simultaneous login.
16. Click the Groups tab.
17. Click the + symbol. (This will open a small pane to the side, listing available groups.)
18. Drag desired group (or groups) from the right pane to the large white area in the center of the window.
19. Click the Home tab.
20. In the list, select the entry that mentions your server's domain name. This will likely be the ONLY entry from which to choose.
21. Click Save. (You can actually click save as often as you want during this process.)