Evaluate typical services available from a network operating system directory service.
In this report I will be explaining the different directory services available for networks and there operating systems. I will go on to talk about the account management, authentication management, active direct...
D2- Evaluate typical services available from a
network operating system directory service.
Evaluate typical services available from a network operating system directory service.
In this report I will be explaining the different directory services available for networks and
there operating systems. I will go on to talk about the account management, authentication
management, active directory and DNS. I will talk about the features of this and where they
can be used in certain areas. I will then go on to talk about the advantages and
disadvantages of each of these directory services and then sum up everything with a
concluding statement.
Directory services:
Account management is important for many networks and the users connected to it as it
allows for certain powers for each user. Account management has the power to edit the user
and the type of account it is, adding and removing users of the network and granting
accessing to specific areas but normally this is strictly monitored. Many important
organisations use this that manage a large number of users so for example when a new
person joins the organisation a new user is created using the account management and
their policies are set and the same rule applies when a person leaves the organisation.
Account management can also chance powers for certain users for example a higher level
person in the business which gained promotion can get higher access to be a computer
administrator and allow for local machine editing. Account management will not affect any of
the other computers connected on the network for example if someone decided to change
their account picture it will not change any of the other users on the network.
Advantages Disadvantages
Account management provides good security The biggest disadvantage of account
for each account that is on the network because management is when a password is lost for a
of the username and password, however other user on the system which means if they do not
security measurements can also be provide the correct pass they cannot gain
implemented such as pins and 4 digit access, the same rule applies for a username.
passcodes. Without the correct username and On your home computer it can be easy for
password you will not be able to gain access as recovery for the lost usernames and passwords
the directory service checks it according to the however on a secured network which has
one on the system. Account management also thousands of users stored it can be hard
allows for extra security which can be set such recover and normally it can be a rule not
as you cannot login between a certain time change the passwords or usernames if many
period, if you do try it will not let you so for confidential information is stored leading to the
example when a organisation is not operating account getting locked.
and all the employees have gone home this can
be set so no one has access to the user
Account management is management for the For unexperienced users it is hard to manage
user so this includes everything such as this account using this method because of how
changing specific settings for that user only but advanced and complex it is. Account
does not change any other user’s settings management for networks is normally installed
because of how the directory operates and on operating systems like Windows Server
stores the information back. The same rule is 2000, now if a new user wanted to be added it
applied for files saved on a server where is not as straightforward as just creating the
everyone has their own space and nothing is user. Many rules would have to be applied and
over written again linking back with security it their own space would have to be allocated
means only they can access and resave the otherwise it might mess the other users up.
work because that user is logged in. There are many other advancing settings and
features and without the right training it might be
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