User Authentication and User Authorization
Active Directory user authentication confirms the identity of any user trying to log on to a domain. After confirming the identity of the user, he
Active Directory subnets, sites, and site links
Active Directory subnets A single, physical network can be broken into smaller segments called subnets in a process called subnetting. Each subnet on a network
Active Directory tombstones
When you delete an object from the Active Directory (AD) database, it’s marked as a tombstoned object instead of being fully removed. By default, each
Active Directory Fundamentals
Every day you walk into your organization, access numerous resources like files, printers and many more. Have you ever thought about the process that goes
FSMO Roles
Active directory is a multi-master enabled database. It provides the flexibility to allow changes to occur at any of the domain controllers. Flexibility comes with added responsibility. There
Read only domain controller
Introduction A read only domain controller (RODC) is a type of domain controller that has read-only partitions of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) database.
Replication in Active Directory
What is Replication? In any organization, large or small, it is imperative that directory data is updated regularly and available for access to all users.
Comparison of Active Directory and Windows NT
It is at this juncture (when centralized computing and resource management was a demand that grew imperative every day) that Microsoft came up with Windows
Global Catalog Server
A domain controller stores domain information related to its domain alone. To locate objects outside its domain is beyond its scope. Hence there is a need for
Active Directory Schema
Active Directory (AD) schema is a blueprint which describes the rules about the type of objects that can be stored in the AD as well
Active Directory Recycle Bin
In an Active Directory environment, there could be instances where Active Directory objects such as users, computers, groups or organizational units are deleted accidentally. Revocation of
Active Directory Objects List
Objects are the fulcrum of Active Directory. The ease of an organization’s resource management comes from the fact that objects give AD a modular structure.
Domain Controllers
Computers that function as servers in a domain can be a member server or a domain controller. A member server belongs to a particular domain
The structures and benefits of organizational units
Organizational units (OUs) When you deploy Active Directory (AD) in your company, you may decide to create multiple organizational units (OUs) within your domain. An
Read only domain controller
Introduction A read only domain controller (RODC) is a type of domain controller that has read-only partitions of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) database.
User Authentication and User Authorization
Active Directory user authentication confirms the identity of any user trying to log on to a domain. After confirming the identity of the user, he
Active Directory Trusts
Communication between the domains happens through trusts. Trusts are needed for users in one domain to access the resources in another domain. There are two
Domain functional level
Introduction Domain functional level (DFL) determines the features of a Domain Controller (DC) based on the Windows server Operating System (OS) it runs on. Feature
Microsoft Passport
Using a password is a common approach to protect and secure a resource. However, the use and maintenance of a password has its shortcomings. One
Benefits of Active Directory
The benefits of Active directory usage are manifold. It makes the task of network administration simpler by maintaining a central repository of information. It provides Off-Site a
