Chapter 2. Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure
Solutions in this chapter:
- Working with Forests and Domains
- Working with Sites
- Working with Trusts
- Summary
- Solutions Fast Track
- Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction
A Microsoft Active Directory network has both a physical and a logical structure. Forests and domains define the logical structure of the network, with domains organized into domain trees in which subdomains (called child domains) can be created under parent domains in a branching structure. Domains are logical units that hold users, groups, computers, and organizational units (OUs, which in turn can contain users, groups, computers, and other OUs). Forests are collections of domain trees that have trust relationships ...
Get The Best Damn Windows Server 2008 Book Period, 2nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
