C-Active Directory
Appendix C: Active Directory
With Windows 2000, Microsoft introduced Active Directory (ADS), which is a large database/ information store. Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources; which previously relied on Network Neighborhood, and was slow. Managing users and groups were among other issues Active Directory solved.
What is Active Directory?
Active Directory was built as a scalable, extensible directory service that was designed to meet corporate needs. A repository for storing user information, accounts, passwords, printers, computers, network information and other data, Microsoft calls Active Directory a “namespace” where names can be resolved.
ADS Benefits
ADS lets the MaxNAS easily integrate with the existing ADS in an office environment. This means the MaxNAS is able to recognize your office users and passwords already on the ADS server, and allow the network administrator to seamlessly control the MaxNAS as another network resource. This feature significantly lowers the overhead of the system administrator. For example, corporate security policies and user privileges on an ADS server can be enforced automatically on the MaxNAS.
!IMPORTANT: the MaxNAS respects active directory users and groups only for purposes of initial access. User ACLs will only propagate for the writing account.
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