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Is domain the same as Active Directory?
Active Directory is a network administration concept that stores information and provides conditional access to it while domain is a collection of computers that work under a common name, database, and policies.
What is a domain GPO?
Microsoft’s Group Policy Object (GPO) is a collection of Group Policy settings that defines what a system will look like and how it will behave for a defined group of users. The GPO is associated with selected Active Directory containers, such as sites, domains or organizational units (OU).
Is GPO part of Active Directory?
A Group Policy Object (GPO) is a virtual collection of policy settings. A GPO can represent policy settings in the file system and in the Active Directory. GPO settings are evaluated by clients using the hierarchical nature of Active Directory.
What is domain OU?
An organizational unit (OU) is a container within a Microsoft Active Directory domain which can hold users, groups and computers. It is the smallest unit to which an administrator can assign Group Policy settings or account permissions. Active Directory organizational units cannot contain objects from other domains.
Why do I need an Active Directory domain?
An AD domain is a logical group of objects that share common administration, security and replication settings. Using Active Directory domains, IT teams can define administrative boundaries and manage sets of devices, services and systems in a centralized manner.
What is Active Directory domain Services?
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) are the core functions in Active Directory that manage users and computers and allow sysadmins to organize the data into logical hierarchies. AD DS provides for security certificates, Single Sign-On (SSO), LDAP, and rights management.
What is the difference between OU and group?
Summary: OUs contain user objects, groups have a list of user objects. You put a user in a group to control that user’s access to resources. You put a user in an OU to control who has administrative authority over that user.
What is Active Directory site?
An Active Directory site is a set of computers in one or more IP subnets connected using Local Area Network (LAN) technologies, or as a set of LANs connected by a high-speed backbone. VCM for AD Sites includes site links, site link bridges, subnets, intersite transports, servers, connections, and licensing.