Active directory

1) Basics
A database on a network that stores information about all network resources.
It contains directory service that does the storing of information of all resources like the
server, users, security policies etc.

Domain controller
Server that has AD DS role installed
Member server does not have Domain controller service

Active directory schema

Objects and information o the object depending the way they are stored in pertaining the
AD

GLOBAL catalog
Represents objects within domain controllers. The first domain controller is seen as global
catalog

Forest: one or more active directory in a common relation ship

Tree: made up of one or two domains. the domains have a hierarchical structure. And a
trust in between the child and domain
Transitive trust
Trusted domain: grants access to all resources
All domains within a single tree share same schema
Site:

Domain local security group can be used iff AD has been installed and it is used to manage
resources in a domain

Scope of domain; domain to which a group exists

Global group services:

Spooling; it is a process that frees CPU in order to fulfil a print request especially when
server
is busy
print driver: gives the formatting instruction for a given printer

4 processes to execute a print command in a network

router, print provider, print processor and print monitor

print provider works with print processor to ensure print file as real data type format
print monitor pulls files from spooler to printer or printing

IIS most be installed

Client most connect to IIS using browser
Internet printing protocol (IPP) it a
How to install internet printing client

How to use the XPSS print path?