Active Directory User properties – Profile tab
March 2, 2021
What you will learn:
In an Active Directory (AD) network, each object is defined by a set of properties, which are called AD object attributes. These object attributes give information about the particular object. The attributes can be viewed and edited as necessary. In this article, we will be taking a look at the attributes of a user object that are present in the profile tab. We touch on…
Active Directory User properties – Account tab
March 2, 2021
The account tab of the user properties window allows you to configure the user account specific details such as the name with which he can log on, the machines in the network he can log on to, account access durations in weekdays or hours ,password configurations , account expiry dates etc.
The name fields in the account tab (User logon name and pre-windows 2000 name) are very important as they…
Active Directory User properties – Address tab
March 2, 2021
Active Directory User properties – Address tab
The address tab of the user properties window allows you to configure a set of attributes that describe the user’s physical location for contact purposes.
LabelLDAP NameExample as in the figureStreetstreetAddresspark streetP.O.boxpostOfficeBox1234CityLlouisvilleState/provincestKentuckyZip/Postal…
Active Directory Computer Delegation tab
March 2, 2021
The general tab
When a computer is trusted for delegation it means that any services running on the local system can request services from other servers on behalf of the user.
Do not trust this computer for delegation – specifies that no delegation is allowed on any of the computer’s services
Trust this computer for delegation to any service(Kerberos only)- specifies that…
Active Directory Group Object Management
March 2, 2021
What you will learn from this article:
Active Directory is a directory service that organizations can use to organize their resources. The Active Directory network is comprised of elements called Active Directory objects. These objects represent resources that are a part of the network. There are several types of objects such as a user, computer, printer, and…
Active Directory User Object: An Introduction
March 2, 2021
What you will learn from this article:
Active Directory is a directory service that organizations can use to organize their resources. The Active Directory network is comprised of elements called Active Directory objects. These objects represent resources that are a part of the network. There are several types of objects such as a user, computer, printer, and more. In this article, we will take…
Authenticating and authorizing objects in AD
March 2, 2021
When it comes to resource sharing, the first thought is to provide access only to those who require it and to the level they require it. This is where security principal objects play a crucial role, in that they can be “authenticated” and “authorized” to use other resource objects. AD authenticates the security principal objects using access tokens.
As already mentioned every security…
How to locate Active Directory Objects
March 2, 2021
What you’ll learn:
Active Directory administrators have had to come up with unique ways of finding objects in Active Directory. In a small environment, locating the required object can be quite straightforward. However, in large environments, there are tools and techniques to help with the search. Manually digging through thousands of users, groups, and computers to find the…
Ownership of objects in Active Directory
March 2, 2021
The user who creates the object is by default the owner and administrator of the object. He can delegate administrative rights to another user for ease of management. Administrative rights can be delegated by using the delegation control wizard in Active Directory.
To delegate control of a container object in Active Directory:
Expand the ADUC console tree
Then right click on the container…
