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Deploying Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM 2012
Create a New Domain User
Note: You may skip this section if you want to use an existing domain user.
1 On the computer running Active Directory, click Start > Administrative Tools > Server
Manager.
2 In the Server Manager window, navigate to Roles / Active Directory Domain Services /
Active Directory Users and Computers / <domain-name>.
3 Right-click Users and select New > User in the context menu.
4 In the New Object – User dialog, type Full name, User logon name, and click Next.
5 Type and confirm the password in the Password and Confirm password fields.
6 Click Next. Click Finish.
Add the User to the Distributed COM Users Group
1 In the Server Manager window, right-click the domain user that you created and select Add to
a group… in the context menu.
2 Add the user to the Distributed COM Users group.
Grant the User Permissions to Write to WMI
1 In the Server Manager window, navigate to Configuration / WMI Control.
2 Right-click WMI Control and select Properties in the context menu.
3 Select the Security tab in the WMI Control Properties dialog.
4 In the Namespace navigation tree, select Root / SMS / site_<site-code> and then click the
Security button.
5 Click the Add button, find your user, and click OK. The user will appear in the Group or user
names list.
6 Grant the user Full Write permissions.
7 Click OK to close the dialog.
8 Click OK to close the WMI Control Properties dialog.
Grant the User Administrative Rights in Configuration Manager
1 Log in to the computer running the Configuration Manager console and open the console.
2 Navigate to Administration / Overview / Security.
3 Right-click Administrative Users and select Add User or Group in the context menu.
4 In the Add User or Group dialog, click Browse, find the domain user that you created earlier,
and click OK. The user will appear in the User or group name field in the Add User or Group
dialog.