Manage SharePoint 2010 Users with Active Directory

This article will go over managing users in SharePoint 2010 if attached to a domain or active directory. 

To manage users in SharePoint 2010 using active directory, please follow these steps:

1. Log into your server through Remote Desktop Connection
2. Navigate to Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.
3. Expand the active directory domain and right-click Users and choose New > User.
4. Enter in the user's name, username (login name) and click Next.
5. After clicking Next you will be prompted to enter in a password for the user. Enter in a secure password, click Next, and then click Finish.
6. The AD user is now setup.
7. To add the user to SharePoint, log into the SharePoint site as the account administrative user.
8. Navigate to Security and click the Security link.
   
9. Under Users, click Specify web application user policy.
   
10. Once under the users page, click Add Users.
    
11. Select the web application the user should have access to and the zones. Click Next.
    
12. In the Users field, find the local user or enter in the user name. Choose the permissions the user should have and click Finish. The user is now added to that web application.