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What is the primary function of a directory service like AD DS?
What is the primary function of a directory service like AD DS?
What is the term for verifying a user's identity?
What is the term for verifying a user's identity?
What type of object can have other objects subordinate to it?
What type of object can have other objects subordinate to it?
What is the term for granting a user access to the resources they are permitted to use?
What is the term for granting a user access to the resources they are permitted to use?
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What is the term for a group of separate domain trees?
What is the term for a group of separate domain trees?
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What is the protocol used for communication in directory services?
What is the protocol used for communication in directory services?
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What is the process of synchronizing database information between domain controllers called?
What is the process of synchronizing database information between domain controllers called?
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What type of domain controller only supports incoming replication traffic?
What type of domain controller only supports incoming replication traffic?
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Study Notes
Directory Service
- A directory service is a repository of information about resources connected to a network, including hardware, software, and human resources.
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- AD DS is a directory service that enables administrators to create organizational divisions called domains.
- A domain is a logical container of network components, hosted by at least one server designated as a domain controller.
- Authentication is the process of verifying a user's identity.
- Authorization is the process of granting access to resources based on user permissions.
Objects in AD DS
- Container objects can have other objects subordinate to them, such as:
- Domains
- Organizational units (OUs)
- Leaf objects cannot have subordinate objects, such as:
- Users
- Computers
- Groups
- Applications
- Network resources
Organizational Units (OUs)
- OUs are container objects within a domain, used to divide security and administrative responsibility among several divisions or departments.
Domain Trees and Forests
- A domain tree is created when the first domain is created on an Active Directory network.
- A forest consists of one or more separate domain trees.
- Each forest has a global catalog, which is a list of all objects in the forest, along with a subset of each object's attributes.
Functional Levels and LDAP
- Functional levels are designed to provide backwards compatibility in AD DS installations with domain controllers running various versions of the Windows Server operating system.
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is the standard communications protocol for directory service products.
Replication
- Replication is when domain controllers within a domain synchronize their database information.
- Types of replication:
- Single-master replication
- Multiple-master replication
- Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs) support only incoming replication traffic.
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Learn about directory services, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and the process of installing domain controllers. Understand the role of domain controllers and authentication in a network.
