Rapid Recovery 6.1.2 - DocRetriever for SharePoint User Guide

The Active Directory Users and Computers window appears. The left pane contains a navigation tree, and the right pane shows detail for the navigation element selected.

In the navigation tree, right click on Users, and from the menu, select New and then User.

The New Object - User dialog box appears.

Enter details for the domain user account as described in the following table.

Option	Description
First name	Type a first name for the user. For example, type DocRetriever
Initials	Optionally, type initials for the user.
Last name	Type a last name for the user. For example, if creating a user for enter DocRetriever Agent, type Agent. if creating a user for enter DocRetriever Console, type Console.
Full name	By default, the full name concatenates the first three text fields. You can edit the value that appears before saving.
User logon name	Type a logon name in the first field. For example, type DRAgent or DRConsole, as appropriate. In the second text box, select the domain (for example, @MyDomain.local).

Click Next to see the password information for the new user. Enter details for authentication as described in the following table.

Option	Description
Password	Type a password that conforms to your required security protocols.
Confirm password	Re-enter the password that you created in the previous field.

In the password options of the New Object - User dialog box, select the following options:

Option	Description
User must change password at next login option	Clear this option
User cannot change password	Clear this option
Password never expires	Select this option
Account is disabled	Clear this option

Click Next to see a summary of the new user options, and when satisfied, click Finish.

The New Object - User dialog box closes, and the user you created appears in the details pane in the Active Directory Users and Computers window.

Optionally, close the Active Directory Users and Computers window.

Next steps

After creating a domain user for DocRetriever Agent, your next step is to add the designated Windows user account to the local administrator group.

After creating a domain user for DocRetriever Console, your next step is to add the sysadmin database role to the designated Windows user account.

Creating a local Agent user account

The Windows user account that uses DocRetriever Agent must be configured properly to restore SharePoint data. You can use a domain user or a local user. Use this step if you want to create a new local user on the SharePoint web server and provide that user with the appropriate access.

NOTE: If using an existing (local or domain) user account, skip this task and proceed to the topic Adding a Windows user account to the local administrator group.

Quest recommends creating a user called DRAgent for this purpose. However, you can use any user account with the appropriate Windows Operating System (OS), SharePoint, and SQL Server database memberships, roles and permissions.

Follow the steps in this procedure to create a new local agent user account.

Repeat this procedure (and all remaining steps in the roadmap) for each web server.

NOTE: These steps describe the user interface for Windows Server 2012 R2. Steps for other Windows operating systems may differ.

From the Start menu of your SharePoint web server, select Administrative Tools, and then open Computer Management.

In the Computer Management tree, expand the Local Users and Groups option and then click Users.

The list of existing users appears in the details pane.

Right-click in the details pane and select New User.

The New User dialog box appears.

Enter information as shown in the following tables, and then click Create:

Table 5. New user options
Text Box	Description
User name	Type any valid new user name. For example, type DRAgent.
Full name	This field is optional. For example, type DRAgent.
Description	Optionally, type a descriptive phrase such as DocRetriever Agent user account.
Password	Type a password that conforms to your required security protocols.
Confirm password	Re-enter the password that you created in the previous field.

In the password options of the New User dialog box, select the following options:

Table 6. Password options
Password Option	Select or Clear
User must change password at next login option	Clear this option
User cannot change password	Clear this option
Password never expires	Select this option
Account is disabled	Clear this option

In the New User dialog box, click Create and then click Close.

Verify that the new agent user account appears in the list of users.

Close the Computer Management and Administrative Tools windows.

Next steps

After creating a local user, proceed to the task Adding a Windows user account to the local administrator group.

Adding a Windows user account to the local administrator group

This task is a step in the roadmap for setting up a Windows user account for DocRetriever Agent.

On the machine with the SharePoint front-end web server, for each web application, add the Windows user account designated for the DocRetriever Agent to the local administrator's group.

NOTE: Perform this step for each machine containing a SharePoint front-end web server for which you want to recover data.

Complete the steps in this procedure to add a designated Windows user account to the local administrator group.

On the Start menu of your SharePoint web server, open the Control Panel and click User Accounts.

The User Accounts control panel window appears.

On the User Accounts area, click Give other users access to this computer.

The User Accounts dialog box opens, showing the users for this computer.

If the user account you want to add appears in the list, proceed to Step 4. Otherwise, do as follows:

Under list of users, click Add.

In the Add a user dialog box, in the User name text field, type the name of the user account.

For example, type DRAgent.

In the Domain text field, type the name of the appropriate domain.

For example, type MyDomain.local.

Then click Next.

In the Add a user dialog box, you can designate the level of access to grant to the selected user.

In the Add a user dialog box, select Administrator and then click Next.

Click to confirm your selection.

Select the appropriate user, and click Properties.

For example, select DRAgent.

The properties dialog box for the specified user on this computer appears.

Click the Group Membership tab, and then, for user access level, select Administrator to add this user to the Administrators Group. Click Apply, and then click OK.

The properties dialog box closes.

In the User Accounts dialog box, confirm that the specified user is now a member of the Administrator group, and then click OK.

The User Accounts dialog box closes.

Close the User Accounts control panel window.