📚 Active Directory: the basics

Other objects

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In previous lessons of the module, we have seen the main Active Directory objects.

As a reminder, the objects are defined in the schema and this schema is extensible, we could create our own objects.

By default, there are objects that you can create through the Active Directory Users and Computers console:

Contact

The contact object is primarily used by messaging services to create an address book.

The information found within is similar to an Outlook contact card.

Contact

InetOrgPerson

This object is similar to the User object. The InetOrgPerson object conforms to LDAP standards, unlike the User object which is specific to Active Directory.

InetOrgPerson

Printer

The Printer object allows printers to be registered in the Active Directory so that they can be used in group policies, for example.

Printer

Shared folder

The Shared Folder object allows you to save shares in the Active Directory so that you can use them in group policies, for example.

It is possible to add information and keywords to it so that the directory feature can be used to find it.

Shared folder

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