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More info?)
It's really a very simple process, but the amount of work involved largely
depends on the information you have available to begin with and the settings
you want for those useraccounts.
In it's most simple form you can use a batch (.bat) or command file (.cmd)
containing:
net user <username1> <password1> /add
net user <username2> <password2> /add
.... etc.
This will create a Restricted user (member of local group Users) with the
named username and password.
It will not set things like "User must change password at next logon" and
that kind of setting.
Creating a batchfile with that syntax is easy to do with something like eg.
excel.
Tehn there is the possibility to resort to creating a vbscript that reads a
file containing usernames/password combos and creates the useraccounts. That
script could potentially also take care of configuring other settings, but
(and I don't know this from your Q.) it could mean you have to 'get into'
scripting, although there are samples to be found on the net.
Of course you can also find plenty of free/share/buy-ware for this type of
management function, but those tools mostly provide an abundance of extra
functions that you might not need but have to pay for anyway, so price may
become the prohibitive factor.
hth
george
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