Create a Merchant User Account in IIS 5
Follow these steps to create ShopSite merchant account in Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.
Table of Contents
- I. Create a User Account for the Merchant
- II. Set User Rights for the Merchant
Each merchant must have a unique Windows user account, and the account name must be the same as the store ID specified in the store.auth file.
- Open the Computer Management window by clicking
Start®
Programs®
Administrative Tools®
Computer Management.
- Click the plus sign next to Local Users and Groups, then click the Users folder.
- Click the Action menu, then click New User....
- Enter the username and password for the merchant. Fill in the other fields according to the policies for your server. Click Create, then click Close.
- By default, the new account will be a member of the "Users" group. If necessary, change the group membership of the account, according to the policies of your server.
- Close the Computer Management window.
If you put the new merchant account in a group that has permission to log on locally, you can skip this section and proceed to Create ShopSite Virtual Directories.
- Open the Local Security Settings or Domain Security Settings window by clicking
Start®
Programs®
Administrative Tools®
Local Security Policy or
Domain Security Policy.
- Click the plus sign next to either Local Policies or Domain Policies, depending on whether your server is a standalone server or a domain controller.
- Click User Rights Assignment.
- In the right pane, double-click Log on locally.
- In the Security Policy Setting dialog box, click the Add button to open the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
- From the Name list, double-click the new merchant account, and then click the Add button. Click the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box.
- The merchant's user account should now be listed in the Assigned To box of the Security Policy Setting dialog box (you may have to scroll the list to see it). Verify that the Policy Setting boxes are checked according to the policies of your server, then click the OK button.
- Close the Security Settings window.
