Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

5-1: Explore the Components and Tools of Active Directory Delegation

Solution overview

Type of solution	Guidance and procedures
Features and tools	The Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, Active Directory ACL editor interfaces, the Delegation Of Control Wizard
Solution summary	Explore the basic tools, concepts, and guidelines involved with the delegation of control within Active Directory.
Benefits	Understand the capabilities of out-of-the-box methods for managing ACLs in Active Directory.

Introduction

The delegation of administrative tasks within Active Directory is achieved by managing the access control lists (ACLs) of Active Directory objects. For each task, such as resetting a password, there is a permission—in this case, Reset Password—that ...