Creating the seeadmin User

You must set up a local user account, with special and specific settings in the Windows environment, prior to installing an application server and a database.

The following procedures are written for use with Windows Server 2003. The procedures used for Windows Server 2008 are similar, although some Control Panel entries are different.

Important: Use this procedure only on Windows Server systems that are not domain controllers. Server software such as the SIMULIA Execution Engine should never be installed on a computer that acts as a Windows domain controller. For more information on whether your system is a domain controller, contact your local system administrator.

Before you begin: You must have Administrative privileges to add the new user to your system.
  1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and click Manage.

    The Computer Management dialog box appears.

  2. Click Local Users and Groups on the left side of the dialog box.

    Important: If this option is disabled and a message appears on the right side of the dialog box stating that the computer you are using is configured as a domain controller, do not continue with this procedure. The SIMULIA Execution Engine should not be installed on a domain controller.

    User and group information appears on the right side of the dialog box.

  3. Double-click the Users folder on the right side of the dialog box to display all current users on the system.
  4. Right-click the Users folder on the left side of the dialog box, and select New User....

    The New User dialog box appears.

    You can choose any name you want for the user (be sure to write it down). In the instructions in this manual, the default user name seeadmin is used.

    Once the user name is set, it cannot be changed. The SIMULIA Execution Engine database will not run correctly if the user name is changed during or after installation.

  5. Type the name of the new user in the User name text box; for example, seeadmin.
  6. If desired, type a more descriptive string in the Full Name text box.
  7. Type a description in the corresponding text box; for example, Default user for SEE installation.
  8. Type a password for the user account in the Password text box, and retype the password in the Confirm password text box.

    The password must conform to any local security policies; otherwise, the creation of the password will fail with a generic message stating that the user cannot be created. For more information, see Checking Password Policies.

  9. Set the password options below the Confirm password text box, as desired.
  10. Click Create.
  11. Click Close.

    You are returned to the Computer Management dialog box, and the new user is displayed.



  12. To set the properties for the new user, right-click the new user, and select Properties.

    The Properties dialog box appears.

  13. Select the Member Of tab.
  14. Click Add.

    The Select Groups dialog box appears.

  15. Click Advanced.
  16. Click Find Now.

    Double-click Administrators from the list at the bottom of the dialog box.

    Administrator privileges will be assigned to the new user. These privileges are for SEE installation purposes only. Once installation is complete, you should convert the user to a regular (non-administrative) user.

  17. Click OK.

    You are returned to the Properties dialog box.

  18. Click OK.

    You are returned to the Computer Management dialog box.

  19. Close the Computer Management dialog box.
  20. If necessary, configure the new user as described in Setting the seeadmin User Privileges.