User Management Resource Administrator

Quickstart - Sample project wizard

The main goals of UMRA are to:

1. Create, edit and delete user accounts in bulk and setup all resources for each user account, including home- and profile directories, group memberships, Exchange mailbox and so on.

2. Delegate control to the helpdesk, for instance by providing the helpdesk employees with a form to reset passwords.

This quickstart guide shows you how to setup UMRA and start working with the UMRA sample projects.

Step 1: Prerequisites

1. To run this quickstart, you need to be an administrator of the Active Directory domain in which you want to manage. If you do not have sufficient access rights, User Management Resource Administrator will not be able (have access) to setup the accounts and resources.

2. You can run User Management Resource Administrator on any computer that runs Windows XP/2003/2000. From this computer, you must have access to the domain(s) in which you want to setup the accounts. Although you can create accounts in Windows NT 4 domains with User Management Resource Administrator, you cannot run User Management Resource Administrator on a computer that runs Windows NT4.

Step 2: Install User Management Resource Administrator

To start, download the most recent version of the User Management Resource Administrator software from www.tools4ever.com . All of the User Management Resource Administrator software is contained in a single executable file: SETUPUSERMANAGEMENT.EXE. Run the file. Select the options to install UMRA Console, UMRA Forms and UMRA Automation.This will setup the User Management Resource Administrator software on the local computer. The User Management Resource Administrator setup procedure is straightforward and takes less then 1 minute. If User Management Resource Administrator is already installed on the computer, you can upgrade to the latest version by running the same file.

Step 3: Start User Management Resource Administrator wizard

When User Management Resource Administrator is installed, start User Management Resource Administrator from the desktop menu: Start, Programs, User Management Resource Administrator, UMRA Console. If you are running the demo version, a demo version introduction dialog window is shown. Wait until you can close this window and press Close. By default, the application will automatically start the User Management Resource Administrator wizard. When this option is disabled, select Tools, Wizard to start the User Management Resource Administrator wizard.

With the wizard you can install and configure 4 sample projects. These projects are specifically desgined to show you the concept of User Management Resource Administrator. To run the wizard sample projects, follow the instructions shown in the wizard.

More information:
Mass project - Principle of operation
Form project - Principle of operation

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