Introduction to Active Directory Users and Computers

In this section, the speaker introduces the Active Directory Users and Computers tool and provides an example of a domain controller.

Exploring Organizational Units (OUs)

• The speaker navigates to the Active Directory Users and Computers tool.

• They mention that their domain controller is named "Dan's Gamescom" for the purpose of the tutorial.

• Under the server OU, there are multiple OUs based on different classes, such as Linux, Security, Server, Windows 2008, and Windows 7.

• The speaker clicks on the Windows 7 OU to demonstrate creating a group within it.

Creating a Group

• Right-clicking on the Windows 7 OU, the speaker selects "New Group" to create a new group.

• They name the group "G Students" following convention.

• The speaker decides to make it a security group rather than a distribution group since they want to assign permissions later.

• Choosing global as the group scope since there is only one domain controller in their setup.

Adding Users to the Group

• After creating the group, the speaker adds users to it by right-clicking on it and selecting "Add to a Group."

• They select a user named "Student" from the list and add them to the "G Students" group.

Creating Additional Groups

• The speaker demonstrates creating another group by right-clicking on Windows 7 OU again and selecting "New Group."

• This time they name it "G Teachers" for managing groups related to class students and managers.

Summary

The section introduces Active Directory Users and Computers tool. It demonstrates how to navigate through organizational units (OUs) and create groups within them. The process includes adding users to groups. Different types of groups like security groups are explained along with their scopes.