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Windows Server 2019 Administration Fundamentals - Second Edition
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Windows Server 2019 Administration Fundamentals - Second Edition

by Bekim Dauti
October 2019
Beginner
426 pages
10h 44m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Windows Server 2019 Administration Fundamentals - Second Edition

Understanding computer accounts

In an AD, a computer account identifies a computer in a domain. Before joining a computer to a domain, its hostname is required to be unique in a network. Once a computer joins a domain, it continues to use its computer name for communication with other computers and servers in a network. Computer accounts are managed through the Active Directory Users and Computers console, as shown in Figure 5.23:

Figure 5.23: Computer accounts in Windows Server 2019

So far in this section, we have learned about various user and computer accounts. Now, let's learn about groups.

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