Domain Environment - Compaq N2400 - TaskSmart - 1 GB RAM Administration Manual

Domain Environment

Administering users and groups in a domain environment is similar in a
mechanical sense to administering them in a workgroup environment. If using
an Active Directory domain controller, the Computer Management tool allows
for adding, modifying, and removing users in the same MMC context as in a
workgroup environment. The concepts, however, are very different.
When in a domain environment, the server is a member of the domain. The
domain controller is a repository of accounts and account access for the
appliance. Client machines are also members of the domain, and users log on
to the domain through their Windows clients. The domain controller also
administers user accounts and appropriate access levels to resources that are a
part of the domain. Additional information about planning for domain
environments can be found at the Compaq ActiveAnswers™ website in the
eBusiness Infrastructure solutions area:
http://www.compaq.com/ActiveAnswers/
The configurations of the domain controller or controllers are reflected on the
TaskSmart N2400 appliance, because it obtains user account information from
the domain controller or controllers when deployed in a domain environment.
The appliance cannot act as a domain controller itself.
IMPORTANT: The domain administration tasks described, whether for an Active Directory
domain or a Windows NT 4.0 domain, are tasks that configure the domain controller or
controllers, and not the TaskSmart N2400 appliance.
Active Directory Domain—Administering Users
and Groups
The process of adding, removing, or modifying users and groups in an Active
Directory domain environment is similar to that for administering users and
groups in a workgroup environment. There are three essential differences:
Users and groups are administered on the Active Directory domain
controller rather than on the appliance.
Computer accounts must be administered in the domain as well as user
and group accounts.
A different tool is used to manage domain accounts.
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