User log accounts
This section describes how to create a new user account and user profile.
Creating a new user account
ÄCAUTION: 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:
ÄCAUTION: 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
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