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ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

You're reading from   ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide Implement, manage, and optimize ChromeOS features effectively

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803241050
Length 262 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr. Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Working with ChromeOS
2. Chapter 1: ChromeOS Basics FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Getting Connected 4. Chapter 3: Exploring Google Apps 5. Part 2:Security and Troubleshooting
6. Chapter 4: ChromeOS Security 7. Chapter 5: Recovering from Disasters 8. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 101 9. Part 3:Advanced Administration
10. Chapter 7: The Linux Development Environment 11. Chapter 8: Working with the Chrome Shell (Crosh) 12. Chapter 9: Google Workspace Admin Console 13. Chapter 10: Centralized Administration of OUs, Users, Groups, and Devices 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exploring advanced user account management

Way back in Chapter 1, ChromeOS Basics, you got your first experience of creating Google accounts. A Google account is your primary means of identity management on ChromeOS devices as well as in Google Workspace. However, when you or your organization decides to level up your Google Workspace instance by acquiring paid subscriptions, you unlock the ability to create and centrally manage Google accounts from the Admin console. Earlier in this chapter, you briefly looked at the Directory à Users submenu, but now it’s time to go all in!

To create a user account, perform the following steps:

  1. Open your Chrome browser and navigate to https://admin.google.com.

Note that you will need to log in to the Admin console with a Google account that has admin rights.

  1. Once you’re in the Admin console, go to the Directory à Users section.
  2. From this screen, in the All organizations section (1 in Figure 10...
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