OU ( Organisational Units )

OU's are used to create a Hierarchical structure with in a DOMAIN.
OU's are CONTAINER OBJECTS becoz they can contain several objects.
We can create one OU inside one OU.

CONTAINER OBJECTS:-
Users,Groups,Computers,Printers(n/w),Shared folders & OU's
OU Functions:-
Easy Administration,No Multiple DOMAINs

Delegate Administrative Power or Rights by using OU's.
Administrative Group of Objects by using OU's.

OU's -POINTs

􀂇 It is a logical container which contain Active Directory Objects (Users, Groups, OU & other
objects )
􀂇 It is also called as SUBTREE
􀂇 It is used for Minimizing Administrative tasks
􀂇 It is used for Organizing and Managing the Active Directory Objects
􀂇 It is used for Delegating the Control to one or more Users

What Is Delegation of Control ?
􀂇 Assigning management of an organizational unit to another user or group
􀂇 Delegated administration:
􀃭 Eases administration by distributing routine administrative tasks
􀃭 Provides users or groups more control over local network resources
􀃭 Eliminates the need for multiple administrative accounts


ADS ( Active Directory Service) DATA BASES ?

NTDS.DIT
EDB.LOG
EDB.CHK
RES1.LOG & RES2.LOG

Group Policy
􀂇 Group Policy is a Collection of Settings which can be applied on Computers and Users.
􀂇 With Group Policy Administrator can Centrally manage the Computers and Users.
􀂇 Ease Administration using Group Policy