chapter2

Question 1

what is a DC or domain controller

Answer 1

domain controller is a server on which active directory is installed

Question 2

what is a AD or active directory + explanation

Answer 2

active directory is a database where we can keep track of users, groups, passwords and settings

Web servers, apps, database servers,… use this central database to authenticate people and to determine what they can and can not do

Without DNS there is no AD possible

Question 3

explain a organizational unit or OU

Answer 3

organizational units are a way to organize users, groups, computer accounts into folders, these have a special function

We can attach group policies to these OUs

A group policy will pass software, settings, restrictions to the users who are member of the OU

Question 4

what is a LDAP path

Answer 4

An LDAP path is a unique identifier that describes the location of an object (like a user or group) within an LDAP directory such as an AD

Question 5

Different types of networks and there differences

Answer 5

NAT = default setting for virtual box
Features: each vm gets the same ip, vms cannot connect to each other because of the same ip, vms have internet access

Internal = features: each vm gets its own virtual network card, each virtual network card can be connected to other vms that have the same network setting, vms do not have internet access and do not have access to the LAN network that your host system is connected to

Network bridged = each vm gets its own virtual network card, each virtual network card can be connected to other vms that have the same network setting, vms have internet access and have access to the LAN network that your host system is connected to

Question 6

magic setting that the wizard does not change and needs to be changed for the installation of AD

Answer 6

On the domain controller set in the TCP/IP settings preffered dns to 127.0.0.1