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Windows User Accounts Lab: net user and net localgroup
Manage local accounts from the Command Prompt: create a user, give it Remote Desktop access without admin rights, and clean up risky accounts.
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Windows command line · Beginner · About 10 minutes
The scenario
The reception PC is shared, and its accounts have drifted. Jordan Smith starts today and needs to sign in over Remote Desktop, as a standard user. An old account called tempadmin is still an administrator, and the Guest account has been switched on.
Fix all three from an administrator Command Prompt, following least privilege: nobody gets more access than the job needs.
A practice Windows Command Prompt that runs in your browser. It understands real commands, and nothing you type can break anything.
Your tasks
0 of 5 doneList the local accounts on this PC. (not done yet)
Create a local account named jsmith. (not done yet)
Let jsmith sign in over Remote Desktop, without making the account an administrator. (not done yet)
Take tempadmin out of the Administrators group and disable the account. (not done yet)
Disable the Guest account. (not done yet)
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Practice Command Prompt: real commands on a simulated Windows PC. Type help to see what it knows.
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About this lab
What you’ll practice, and where it’s tested
What you’ll practice
- Listing accounts with net user
- Creating a local account
- Adding and removing group members with net localgroup
- Disabling an account
Exams it helps with
- CompTIA A+ Core 2Domain: Security
- CompTIA A+ Core 2Domain: Operating Systems
- CompTIA Security+Domain: Security Operations
Walkthrough
One way to complete the lab, with the reason for each step. Try it yourself first.
Show the worked solution
- 1See which accounts exist.
net user - 2Create the new account.
net user jsmith Str0ng-Pass! /add - 3Give it Remote Desktop access only.
net localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" jsmith /add - 4Remove the old account’s admin rights.
net localgroup Administrators tempadmin /delete - 5Disable the old account.
net user tempadmin /active:no - 6Disable Guest.
net user Guest /active:no
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Is this a real Windows PC?
No. It’s a practice Command Prompt that runs in your browser. It understands the real commands the lab needs and answers the way Windows would. It isn’t a full operating system: nothing is installed, and nothing you type can break anything.
Which commands does the practice Command Prompt understand?
The ones on the A+ objectives and a technician’s daily list: ipconfig, ping, tracert, nslookup, netstat, net user, net localgroup, tasklist, taskkill, sfc, DISM, chkdsk, gpupdate, dir, cd, md, copy, move and del. Type help for the full list. PowerShell cmdlets aren’t included.
Which exams does this lab help with?
It practices skills from CompTIA A+ Core 2 (Security), CompTIA A+ Core 2 (Operating Systems) and CompTIA Security+ (Security Operations).
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