This article presents an overview of Bamboo Solutions’ User Account Web Part.  This Web Part enables users to create a user account in ADS or local NT at the same time that the user account is added to SharePoint. Administrators can assign Site Groups and Cross-Site groups along with defining ADS or local NT user attributes. In the Web Part properties, the administrator defines the server name, domain, organizational unit, the available Cross-site Groups, and an administrator user name and password for creating users in ADS as well as SharePoint. For NT, the administrator defines the server name, checks the Local NT domain and sets the group the user should be added to. This allows the administrator the flexibility of enabling users to create their own user accounts by also ensuring security requirements for domain access are maintained and user access via Cross-site Groups is properly restricted.

How does it Work?
After the User Account Web Part is installed, it can be dropped on a SharePoint site.

Step 1: User Account Information
The first step is to enter User Account and Password information.

Step 2: Optional User Information
The next step is to enter Optional and General User information.

Step 3: User Organizational Unit and Group Information
The next step is to enter the Organizational Unit for this account. 

Note that the Administrator can control which Organizational Units and which AD groups the users can be added to:

Step 4: User SP Permission Level Information
The next step is to enter the SharePoint Permission Level for this account. 

The Administrator can also control which SharePoint Groups and Permission Levels can be applied to the new users:

Step 5: User SharePoint Group Information
The next step is to enter the SharePoint Groups for this account. 

Step 6: Complete
The User Account is now created in both SharePoint and Active Directory. 

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