Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Domain Service Accounts for Configuration Manager LAB Installation. For the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployment, we need to create some domain service accounts.

For successful LAB installation, we need 1 SCCM account (client and apps installation) and 3 SQL accounts (agent, service, reporting services). In this post, I show step-by-step User and Organization Unit Active Directory (AD) object creation but create all four accounts.

1. log in to your Domain Controller, Left Mouse Button to click on the Start button, in the apps list find Windows Administrative Tools;

2. Next click on Active Directory Users and Computers;

3. Before user creation, we need to create some Organization Unit (OU). Right Mouse Button click on the domain name, click New, and select Organization Unit;

4. Give it the name Service Accounts and click the OK button;

5. Next, create another OU to divide service accounts by service. Right Mouse Button click on OU, click New and select Organization Unit;

6. Enter the name for OU (SQL) and click OK;

7. Create another OU System Center;

8. Let’s create an Active Directory object – User. I create a service account for SCCM. Right Mouse Button click on OU System Center, click New, and select User;

9. Enter First name, Last name, and User logon name (using your naming policies). Click the Next button;

10. Enter the password, uncheck the User must change password at next logon, and set the checkmark Password never expires. Click the Next button;

11. Click the Finish button;

12. If all is right you will see a newly created user;

13. Repeat steps to create another three accounts for SQL it SQL OU;