Windows Server ® 2008: Administrator’s Pocket Consultant, Second Edition

Chapter 7. Using Active Directory

• Introducing Active Directory 211

• Working with Domain Structures 215

• Working with Active Directory Domains 221

• Understanding the Directory Structure 227

• Using the Active Directory Recycle Bin 233

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is an extensible and scalable directory service that you can use to efficiently manage network resources. As an administrator, you need to be deeply familiar with how Active Directory technology works, and that’s exactly what this chapter is about. If you haven’t worked with Active Directory technology before, you’ll notice immediately that the technology is fairly advanced and has many features. To help manage this complex technology, I’ll start with an overview of Active Directory ...