Setting Up a Cluster User Account

The Cluster Service requires a domain user account that the Cluster Service can run under. You must create the user account before installing the Cluster Service. The reason for this is that setup requires a user name and password. This user account should not belong to a user on the domain.

Step

Description

1

Click on Start.

2

Point to Programs, then point to Administrative Tools.

3

Click on Active Directory Users and Computers.

4

Click the plus sign (+) to expand the domain name (if it is not already expanded.)

5

Click on Users.

6

Right-click on Users.

7

Point to New and click on User.

8

Type in the cluster name and click on Next.

9

Set the password settings to User Cannot Change Password and Password Never Expires.

10

Click on Next, then click on Finish to create this user.

 

 

Note:

If your company’s security policy does not allow the use of

 

 

 

passwords that never expire, you must renew the password on

 

 

 

each node before password expiration. You must also update

 

 

 

the Cluster Service configuration

11

Right-click on Cluster in the left pane of the Active Directory Users and Computers

 

 

snap-in.

 

 

12

Select Properties from the context menu.

13

Click on Add Members to a Group.

14

Click on Administrators and click on OK. This gives the new user account administrative

 

 

privileges on this computer.

15

Close the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.

 

 

 

 

 

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