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  • eHealth4everyone logo

    IT Support Assistant

    eHealth4everyoneAbuja, Nigeria04 December

    eHealth4everyone is a leading digital health social enterprise dedicated to making the world healthier. We are a new kind of mission-driven organization with ...

    Onsite
  • InterSwitch logo

    Systems Administrator

    InterSwitchLagos, Nigeria21 November

    Interswitch Limited is an integrated payment and transaction processing company that provides technology integration, advisory services, transaction processing ...

    Hybrid
  • Blue Pearl Consulting Services logo

    Server L3 Windows Engineer

    Blue Pearl Consulting..Lagos, Nigeria13 November

    Blue Pearl Consulting is a boutique management consulting firm with a focus on helping businesses achieve sustainable competitive advantages. Mission: To be ...

    Onsite
  • Blue Pearl Consulting Services logo

    Server L2 Windows Engineer

    Blue Pearl Consulting..Lagos, Nigeria08 November

    Blue Pearl Consulting is a boutique management consulting firm with a focus on helping businesses achieve sustainable competitive advantages. Mission: To be ...

    Onsite
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) logo

    IT Officer

    International Rescue ..Borno, Nigeria07 November

    The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 at the request of ...

    Onsite
  • mDoc Healthcare logo

    IT Support Specialist

    mDoc HealthcareLagos, Nigeria04 November

    We are a Telehealth information and technology firm primarily focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. We work at the intersection of patients and service providers to ...

    Onsite
  • Ascentech Services Limited logo

    IT Administrator

    Ascentech Services Li..Lagos, Nigeria28 October

    Ascentech Services Ltd acts as a gateway to provide a wide range of recruitment and selection services to companies. We are a dedicated team of professional ...

    Onsite
  • Parkway Project Limited logo

    MSSQL Database Administrator

    Parkway Project Limit..Lagos, Nigeria23 October

    Parkway is a leading financial technology provider creating modern banking experiences, proudly developed by Africans and delivered through Africa’s ...

    Hybrid
  • Damien Foundation logo

    IT Officer

    Damien FoundationOyo, Nigeria21 October

    Job Description As the Sub Recipient (SR) to IHVN on Tuberculosis project under Global Fund Grant, DFB has been vested with the responsibility of implementing ...

    Onsite
  • The Concept Group logo

    IT Support Engineer

    The Concept GroupLagos, Nigeria14 October

    The genesis of The Concept Group was initially borne from a functional and structural approach, simply delivering better effectiveness through shared services ...

    Onsite
  • NewGlobe logo

    Manager, IT Operations

    NewGlobeRivers, Nigeria11 October

    NewGlobe supports visionary governments to transform public education systems, the cornerstone of a prosperous, equitable, and peaceful society. With a ...

    Onsite
  • iRecharge Tech-Innovations logo

    Network Engineer

    iRecharge Tech-Innova..Lagos, Nigeria10 October

    iRecharge Tech-Innovations is an internet-powered distribution platform that enables users to purchase virtual products and services such as airtime and mobile ...

    Onsite
  • Parkway Project Limited logo

    Database Administrator

    Parkway Project Limit..Lagos, Nigeria08 October

    Parkway is a leading financial technology provider creating modern banking experiences, proudly developed by Africans and delivered through Africa’s ...

    Onsite
  • Tek Experts logo

    IT System Administrator

    Tek ExpertsLagos, Nigeria08 October

    Tek Experts provides the services of a uniquely passionate and expert workforce that takes intense pride in helping companies manage their business operations. ...

    Onsite
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) logo

    Senior IT Manager

    International Rescue ..Borno, Nigeria07 October

    The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 at the request of ...

    Onsite
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) logo

    IT Manager

    International Rescue ..Zamfara, Nigeria07 October

    The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 at the request of ...

    Onsite

What is Active Directory?

Active Directory is a directory service that runs on Microsoft Server. The main function is to enable administrators to manage permissions and control access to network resources. In AD, data is stored as objects which include users, groups, applications, and devices, and these objects are categorised according to their names and attributes. Objects are normally defined as either resource, such as printers or computers, or security principals, such as users or groups.

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) are a core component of Active Directory and provide the primary mechanism for authenticating users and determining which network resources they can access. It stores directory information and handles the interaction of the user with the domain. AD DS verifies access when a user signs into a device or attempts to connect to a server over a network. The hierarchal structures for domain services are as follows:

  1.  Domains: A domain represents a group of objects such as users, groups, and devices, which share the same AD database. A domain is like a branch in a tree. It has the same structures as standard domains and sub-domains, e.g. yourdomain.com and sales.yourdomain.com.

  2. Trees: A tree is one or more domains grouped together in a logical hierarchy. Since domains in a tree are related, they are said to “trust” each other.

  3. Forest: A forest is the highest level of organization within AD and contains a group of trees. The trees in a forest can also trust each other, and will also share directory schemas, catalogs, application information, and domain configurations.

  4. Organizational Units: An OU is used to organize users, groups, computers, and other organizational units.

  5. Containers: A container is similar to an OU, however, unlike an OU, it is not possible to link a Group Policy Object (GPO) to a generic Active Directory container.

There are other services that Active Directory provides. Some of those services are: 

  1. Lightweight Directory Services: LD services provide only a subset of the AD DS features, which makes it more versatile in terms of where it can be run. For example, it can be run as a stand-alone directory service without needing to be integrated with a full implementation of Active Directory.

  2. Certificate Services: You can create, manage and share encryption certificates, which allow users to exchange information securely over the internet.

  3. Rights Management Services: AD RMS is a set of tools that assists with the management of security technologies that will help organizations keep their data secure. Such technologies include encryption, certificates, and authentication, and cover a range of applications and content types, such as emails and Word documents.

Active Directory provides a variety of functional and business benefits. Those benefits include:

  • Security – Active Directory helps businesses improve security by controlling access to network resources.

  • Extensibility – companies can easily organize Active Directory data to align with their organizational structure and business needs.

  • Simplicity – administrators can centrally manage user identities and access privileges across the enterprise, helping businesses simplify management and reduce operations expenses.

  • Resiliency – Active Directory supports redundant components and data replication to enable high availability and business continuity.