Enable and Disable User Accounts

Consider a scenario, where an employee of a company, Steve Martins is on a holiday. You do not want other users to access Steve Martins account. You can disable the account so that other users cannot access the uses account. After Steve Martins returns from the holiday, you can permit access to Steve Martins account by enabling the user account.

To disable Steve Martins account:

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers console. The Active Directory Users and Computers console appears.

2. Click Users. The list of users appears.

3. Select Steve Martins.

4. Select Action -> Disable Account. Windows Server 2003 disables the account and displays a message box.

5. Click OK.

To enable Steve Martins account:

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers console. The Active Directory Users and Computers console appears.

2. Click Users. The list of users appears.

3. Select Steve Martins.

4. Select Action -> Enable Account. Windows Server 2003 enables the account and displays a message box.

5. Click OK.