Windows Domains
A Windows domain defines a security region. Windows XP domains and Windows 2000 domains are fully interoperable and almost indistinguishable. All machines belonging to a Windows domain participate in the security system for that domain. Windows domains are an extension of Windows NT 4.0 domains. To understand Windows 2000 and Windows XP domains, we must first understand Windows NT 4.0 domains.
Domains in Windows NT 4.0 consist of one or more domain controllers and clients. A domain is a security accounts database. For example, on a single machine, /etc/password defines all the security accounts on a Linux system. On a non-domain Windows NT 4.0 system, the equivalent information is kept in the registry. When a user logs in, the ...
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