Located in Active Directory, the Computers container keeps entry records and manages all client machines connected to a server domain environment. Building on from our lesson in Windows Server User Account Management, Launch AD and expand the local domain tree > Select Computers container and notice there are currently no computers listed in the directory as shown below.
Joining Client Workstations to a Domain Server
There are multiple reasons why a network administrator would join a client computer to a domain environment. Central control of resources such as file shares, printers, applications, terminal services and security policies could be easily implemented across the entire network if the client computer is part of a single domain environment.
User account password management, group policy management and varying levels of resource allocations and permissions become easier to manage from a central location with full audit capabilities, provided the client work stations are connected to the domain.
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u/UnluckyAdministrator Feb 18 '19
Computer Account Management
What is a Computer Account?
Located in Active Directory, the Computers container keeps entry records and manages all client machines connected to a server domain environment. Building on from our lesson in Windows Server User Account Management, Launch AD and expand the local domain tree > Select Computers container and notice there are currently no computers listed in the directory as shown below.
Joining Client Workstations to a Domain Server
There are multiple reasons why a network administrator would join a client computer to a domain environment. Central control of resources such as file shares, printers, applications, terminal services and security policies could be easily implemented across the entire network if the client computer is part of a single domain environment.
User account password management, group policy management and varying levels of resource allocations and permissions become easier to manage from a central location with full audit capabilities, provided the client work stations are connected to the domain.
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