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Server 2008 Chapter 3
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
04/20/2013

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Should each user that regularly accesses the network be assigned their own personal account? Why/why not?
Definition
-YES
-A user account provides a user with the abiltiy to either log into a domain or to log on to a local computer.
Term
What is a local user account?
Definition
Allows users to logon and gain access to resources only on the computer where the local user account is created.
Term
What is a domain user account?
Definition
Allows a user to log into his home domain and also to be a valid user anywhere in the tree or forest because of implicit transitive trusts.
Term
Where is the domain user account created?
Definition
OU in the ADD on a domain controller.
Term
What are the two built-in-accounts?
Definition
Administrator/Guest account
Term
Describe the Administrator account.
Definition
Given full access to all objects in domain., including all computers,domain controllers,users,groups,policies, etc.
Term
Describe the Guest account.
Definition
Used to give occasional users the abiltiy to logon and is disabled by default.
Term
Which client OSs use Kerberos?
Definition
-Win 200
-XP
-Vista
-Server 2003 and 2008
Term
Which client OSs can use NTLMv2?
Definition
-NT 4.0 and earlier OSs
Term
Window 95/98 uses______authentication protocol by default.
Definition
NTLMv1
Term
Which servers in a domain hold the KDC role?
Definition
Every domain controller in an AD environment holds the role of KDC.
Term
Which is more secure Kerberos or NTLM?
Definition
Kerberos
Term
How can you make Windows 95/98 authentication more secure?
Definition
AD client extension software
Term
What is a UPN
Definition
Shorthand version of the username, since it may not include the full DNS domain name of the user's home domain(all child domains)
Term
How is a UPN resolved to its full home domain name?
Definition
Global Catalog Server
Term
Must user names be unique?
Definition
YES
Term
Are usernames case sensitive?
Definition
NO
Term
Are passwords case-sensitive?
Definition
YES
Term
Logon Hours:
Definition
24/7
Term
Workstation Restriction:
Definition
Any computer in the domain
Term
Account Expiration:
Definition
An account automatically expires after a specific date.
Term
What console is used to create and manage user accounts in a domain?
Definition
AD users and Computer Snap-in
Term
What is the name of the console file for this console?
Definition
DSA.msc
Term
You can create users using the _________command.
Definition
DSADD.EXE
Term
On what domain controller are domain user accounts created?
Definition
First available domain controller.
Term
What happens after the account is created?
Definition
Replicated to all other domain controllers in the same domain.
Term
Can you log on locally(to a local/SAM database)from the console of a domain controller?
Definition
NO
Term
In what built-in container can you create new domain user accounts? Is this container an OU?
Definition
-USERS
-NO
Term
If you created users in this container, how can it effect administration?
Definition
You will want to create OUs to be able to delegate administration and apply group policies.
Term
Can user accounts be moved to different containers after they have been created?
Definition
YES
Term
User must change password at next logon:This gives control of passwords to:
Definition
Users
Term
User cannot change password:This gives control of passwords to
Definition
Administrators
Term
Password never expires:
Definition
This setting overrides the maximum password age setting.
Term
Account is disabled:
Definition
Will prevent use of this user account.
Term
When would an administrator have to reset a users password?
Definition
When a user forgets it.
Term
Does an administrator need to know the old password to reset it to a new password?
Definition
NO
Term
What is a user profile?
Definition
It is a collectionof folders and data that stores your current desktop environment.
Term
by default, where is the user profile saved?
Definition
\USERS\username folder
Term
What is the difference between a local user profile and a roaming profile?
Definition
-Local user profile is created on the local hard drive.
-Roaming is local profile that has been copied to a network server.
Term
What is a mandatory roaming user profile?
Definition
Read-only
Term
How do you make a roaming profile mandatory?
Definition
Renaming the NTUSER.DAT file to NTUSER.MAN
Term
Describe the %USERNAME% system variable.
Definition
System variable will automatically create a folder named after the user in the shared Profiles folder on that server.
Term
What is a user account template?
Definition
Preconfigured with common settings associated with a particular type of user.
Term
How is the account template used?
Definition
Configure the user account template using AD users and computers, then copy the template when creating new user accounts that need the same pre-configured attributes.
Term
How can multiple accounts be edited simultaneously?
Definition
Highlight the users by holding down the or key then right-click the highlight and select properties.
Term
In an AD environment, account policies are configured in a _______that must be applied at the _______level(if it is not in SErver 2008 domain functional level)
Definition
-group policies (GPOs)
-Domain
Term
Maximum password age:
Definition
The number of days that a password can be used before the user is required to change it. A value of 0 indicates that the password will not expire.
Term
Minimum password age:
Definition
The number of days that a user must keep a password before it can be changed. A value of 0 indicates that a password can be change immediately.
Term
Enforce password history:
Definition
The number of passwords that must be used by a user before an old password can be reused.
Term
Minimum password length:
Definition
The minimum number of characters required in a password.
Term
What checkbox in a user accounts properties overrides the maximum password age setting for the user only?
Definition
password never expires
Term
Account lockout threshold:
Definition
The number of incorrect logon attempts.
Term
Reset account lockout counter after:
Definition
The number of minutes to wait before resetting the account lockout counter back to 0.
Term
Account lockout duration:
Definition
The number of minutes that the account is locked out.
Term
Can anm administrator manually lock out an account from within AD users and computers?
Definition
NO
Term
What is the only way that a user account becomes locked out?
Definition
Incorrect logon attempts
Term
How can an administrator unlock a locked out user account?
Definition
Log into the domain as an administrator, open AD users and computers.
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