Active directory Flashcards
Two-way _______ _________ are automatically established upon the creation of a subdomain or with the addition of a domain tree into an AD DS forest
transitive trusts
_________ trusts are those that are set up manually
Explicit
__________ ___________ allow authentication verifications to be processed faster, as opposed to having to move up and down a domain tree.
Shortcut trusts
__________ ____________allow different forests to share information without actually merging schema information or global catalogs
external trusts
What are organizational units?
organizational units (OUs) are containers that logically store directory information and provide a method of addressing AD DS through LDAP
What is the primary method for organizing user, computer, and other object information into a more easily understandable layout?
organizational units
What are the two different group types and their function?
A security group can be used to apply permissions to objects for the members of the group.
A distribution group, used to send mail to members of the group
What are the components of Group scope in AD DS?
Machine local groups
Domain local groups
Global groups
universal groups
What is the function of a Machine local groups?
Users and groups in the local domain, and other trusted domains and forests
local groups allow resources to be accessed only on the machine where they are located
What are Domain local groups?
Used to administer resources located only on their own domain.
They can contain users and groups from any other trusted domain. Most typically, these types of groups are used to grant access to resources for groups in different domains
What are Global groups?
contain users only in the domain in which they exist but are used to grant access to resources in other trusted domains.
What are universal groups?
universal groups grant access to any resource in the forest
What is the difference between an OU and a group?
groups can be used when applying security to objects, whereas OUs exist when certain administrative functionality needs to be delegated.
What are active directory objects?
Containers
Leafs
What are container objects in AD?
Domains, Organizational Units (OU), Sites
Create collections for organizational purpose
What are leaf objects in active directory?
Users, Computers, Security and Distribution Groups
How is a NetBIOS naming -legacy formatted?
domain\object name
e.g. dickson\jdickson