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How To Configure Access Controls With Active Directory: Page 3 of 6

2 Create a user account Create a sales group in the sales department and users in both the sales group and IT department. Select the MMC Users and Computers snap-in, point to Sales and right-click on New and User. Fill in the New Object-User dialog box and click Next. When prompted, enter a password and an account policy rule. Then click Finish. Repeat the same procedure for creating a user in the IT OU. To create the sales group, select Sales and right-click on New and Group. Add the sales user account (jdoe, for example) by selecting user properties and the Member-Of tab. Add the sales group by clicking the Add button and choosing the sales group.

3 Create a Group Policy Object Select Sales OU and right-click on Properties. Then select the Group Policy tab and click New to edit the GPO name as Sales Policy.

4 Add Access Control Settings Click the Properties button. Select the Security tab and click the Advanced button to see additional permissions. The Access Control Settings will show the permissions for accessing the Sales OU granted to various groups and users.