, Objectives
1.1 Describe the role of a directory service
1.2 Install Active Directory
1.3 Describe objects found in Active Directory
1.4 Work with forests, trees, and domains
1.5 Configure group policies
• A network directory service stores information about a computer network and
offers features for retrieving and managing that information.
• Generally considered to be an administrative tool, but users make use of
directory services to find resources
• Directory services provide a centralized management tool, but due to
complexity, requires careful planning prior to setup
• Active Directory – a directory service based on standards for defining, storing,
and accessing directory service objects
• X.500 is the basis for its hierarchical structure
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is based on the X.500 Directory
Access Protocol
• Uses the more efficient TCP/IP protocol
• Integrating other OSs, such as Linux into an Active Directory network requires
using LDAP
• Windows Active Directory was first used in Windows 2000 Server
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