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What Software uses Active Directory?

A

Windows Server Essentials and Windows Server.

1
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What does Active Directory provide?

A

Accounts, Authentication, and shared services for network users.

2
Q

What does LDAP stand for?

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

3
Q

What are the two types of Directory servers that Macs can use?

A

Active Directory and Open Directory

4
Q

What does Open Directory enable?

A

The use of LDAP Directory Services.

5
Q

What is binding?

A

Configuring a Mac to connect to a directory server.

6
Q

Where do you go to bind a Mac to a Server?

A
  • System Preferences/ Users & Groups pane.

- Authenticate as an administrator to start the process

7
Q

What pieces of information are needed for binding to Active Directory?

A

1) The address of the Active Directory domain
2) An Administrator user name for the Active Directory Server
3) An Administrator password for the Active Directory Server
* * Server Administrator may specify the computer ID that the computer should use.**

8
Q

What are the steps to bind and create a record to an Active Directory?

A

1) Apple menu/ System Preferences
2) Users & Groups
3) Lock icon to unlock
4) Login Options
5) Join Button
6) Enter Active Directory address in the server field (When Identified dialog expands to display Active Directory Settings field)
7) Enter Active Directory user name and password
8) (option) Edit the ID the user wants Active Directory to use for the server
9) Click OK
7)

9
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What pieces of information are needed to bind to Open Directory or LDAP server?

A

1) The server name or IP address

2) Whether the server requires the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol

10
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What are the steps to bind to Open Directory/ LDAP server?

A

1) Apple menu/ System Preferences
2) User & Groups
3) click lock to unlock
4) Login Options
5) Join Button
6) choose server from the pop-up menu or manually enter the server domain name or IP address.
7) Click OK

11
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What does OS X do ig the directory server doesn’t provide a secure connection via SSL?

A

There will be an option to continue or cancel the connection to the server.

12
Q

What do you need from the server admin before you can log in?

A

A network account user name and password

13
Q

What are the formats a user name can be in for Active Directory Accounts?

A

1) shortname
2) shortname@domain.com
3) DOMAIN\shortname

14
Q

Where are all the user accounts listed?

A

The login window.

15
Q

What is the left arrow icon on the login window for?

A

Access the Other login button for the network account user name and password