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Active Directory Trusts

A trust relationship is a logical relationship established between two domains which allows authentication. There are two domains in a trust relationship – the trusting and the trusted. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson In the diagram the trusting domain (es-net.co.uk) honours the logon authentication of the trusted (other.com) domain. Therefore users…

Group Types and Scopes

There are three types of groups in Active Directory: Universal, Global, and Domain Local. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson There are two main functions of groups in Active Directory: Gathering together objects for ease of administration. Assigning permissions to objects or resources within the Directory. A user – Tom – would…

Creating and Configuring Group Accounts

Groups are created and configured from the Active Directory Users and Computers console, right-click on the container where you would like to create the group. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Select New -> Group. Choose a name for the group. Choose the Group scope and Group type from the choices available.…

Creating and Configuring User Accounts

The first time a user logs onto a Windows computer a profile is created. This profile remembers a user’s preferred desktop settings, display options, application settings etc. thus providing the user a desktop environment consistent with that of their last login. User Profiles are stored in %systemdrive%\Documents & Settings\%Username% (where Username is the user’s logon…

Active Directory Users and Groups

The main objects which need to be managed in Active Directory are users, computers, and groups. The user object contains information about the individual including password and logon credentials. Groups are primarily used for the purpose of managing and securing groups of users, computers and other groups. Use the buttons below to navigate through the…

Backing up Systems in Windows Server 2003

Although Windows Server 2003 is a highly reliable operating system, complemented with RAID-5 arrays, clusters and fault-tolerant server placements, things can and WILL go wrong. A CPU may fail, a cooling fan might blow, or even a fire may destroy your server, for this reason it is vital that as well as a data backup…

Changing Domain Functional Level in Windows Server 2003

To raise the Domain Functional Level, Select Active Directory Users and Computers. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Right-click on the domain. Select Raise Domain Functional Level. Select Raise to Change Mode. A warning box appears stating that this is a one way conversion. Click on OK to accept the warning. Click…

Publishing Resources in Active Directory

Publishing resources such as shared folders in Active Directory makes the task of retrieval easier for other users. Users won’t need to know which machine the folder is located on as it will appear when browsing Active Directory. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson To publish a resource the Active Directory Users…

Creating Application Directory Partitions

Although most applications that use Application Directory Partitions will create and manage them, you may have to create, delete or configure your own Application Directory Partitions. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Application Directory Partitions can be managed from the NTDSUTIL command line utility. This can easily be accessed by typing “NTDSUTIL”…

New Domain Clients

To join a domain the client must have the correct TCP/IP settings and point to the correct DNS server that hosts the domain. You must also have an account with appropriate privileges to join a computer to the domain – normally this is the domain administrator. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson…