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Quick Reference Guide
User log accounts
This section describes how to create a new user account and user
profile.
Creating a new user account
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CAUTION:
Make sure to disable the write filter cache during the boot
session in which a new account is created. Remember to enable the write
filter after all of your permanent changes have been saved to flash.
You must log on as Administrator to create user accounts locally or
remotely. Due to local flash/disk space constraints, you should keep
the number of additional users to a minimum.
Use the User Manager utility to create new user accounts. To access
this utility, click
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance >
Administrative Tools.
User profiles
A new user profile is automatically configured from a template based
on the default user or administrator access settings in the registry,
browser profiles, and ICA and RDP initial settings. If the default user
or administrator profile settings are changed from those set at the
factory, the changed settings are automatically applied to the new user
profile.
For the new user to match the characteristics of the default user, the
administrator must create the user in the user group, and add the new
user to the Administrator group. The default user is in both groups;
otherwise the new user will not be able to add a local printer. The
user’s actions are still limited while the user is in the Administrator
group.
To create the user:
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CAUTION:
Because of the limited size of flash memory, HP strongly
recommends that you configure other applications available to the new
and existing users to prevent writing to the local file system. For the same
reason, HP also recommends that you exercise extreme care when
changing configuration settings of the factory-installed applications.
