MCITP-Day 3: Requirements for Active Directory Services and User Accounts

Requirements for Active Directory Services:

1. Sever Operating System (Work group model computer with Server Operating System)
2. Work group model computer
3. Static IP (Internet Protocal)
4. NTFS ( New Technology File System)
5. Domain Name (Ex: yahoo.com, ram.org, google.com, ram.in, ram.edu)
6. DNS Server.

Clients & Member Servers:

Clients: A computer joined in the domain with client operating system is called as Client.

    Client Operating Systems like : Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Member Servers: A computer joined in the domain with Server Operating system is called as member server.

   Member Operating Systems like : Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Server

Domain: What is the Domain?

Domain means logical boundary of computers. Without domain controller we are not form a domain.

In domain we are having at least one domain controller and domain represented by triangle.



USER ACCOUNTS

We are having two types of user accounts.

1. Local User
2. Domain User.

1. Local User:

• A user account created in local database of computer.
• Local Users are generally used in work group model computers.
• Local Users can log on only on the respective computer.
• Local Users data can store in SAM data base. (SAM : Security Accounts Manager)

3. Domain User:

• A user account created in Active Directory Database.
• Domain users are used on domain model computers
• Domain users can log on to any computer in the network