Administrator Guide
Editing user accounts
Prerequisites
Open the User Accounts window as described in Managing User Accounts.
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To edit the default settings of a standard user or administrator account:
Steps
1. On the User Accounts window, click Manage another account.
The Manage Accounts window is displayed.
2. To change as required, select User.
The Change an Account window is displayed. Now make the desired changes using the links provided.
Configuring user profiles
Prerequisites
Open the User Accounts window as described in Managing User Accounts.
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CAUTION:
• By default, all application settings are set to cache to C drive. Dell recommends that you cache to the RAM Disk Z
drive as is preset in the account profiles to avoid overflowing the Unified Write Filter cache.
• It is recommended that other applications available to new and existing users be configured to prevent writing to the
local file system because of the limited size of the disk space. It is recommended that care be exercised when
changing configuration settings of the factory-installed applications.
To configure the default admin and user profiles stored on the thin client:
Steps
1. On the User Accounts window, click Configure Advanced User Profile Properties.
The User Profiles dialog box is displayed.
2. Use the command buttons such as Change Type, Delete, and Copy to as described in the Microsoft documentation provided
throughout the wizards.
Changing the computer name of a thin client
Administrators can change the computer name of a thin client. The computer name information and the Terminal Services Client Access
License (TSCAL) are preserved regardless of the Unified Write Filter state (enabled or disabled). This maintains the specific computer
identity information and facilitates the image management of the thin client.
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To change the computer name of a thin client device, see
Steps
1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Go to Start > Control Panel > System.
The System window is displayed.
3. In the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings section, click Change Settings.
The System Properties dialog box is displayed.
4. Click Change to rename the computer name.
Additional administrator utility and settings information
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