Upgrading and Repairing Networks, Fifth Edition

CHAPTER 36. Windows NT Domains

SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS IN THIS CHAPTER ARE

Workgroups and Domains 665

Windows NT User Groups 672

Managing User Accounts 675

Passwords and Policies 681

Strategies to Minimize Logon Problems 683

The Windows NT domain is a collection of users and resources. It is the primary unit of user and resource administration. Administrators in any particular domain can control the addition or modification of user accounts in their domain and can control which resources any user can access, along with the type of access. To begin to understand the logon process under Windows NT, you should first become cognizant of how users and security information is organized into user groups and domains and how these interact. Understanding ...