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Learn about user profiles and Active Directory, which store personal data, settings, and network information. Understand how to manage profiles and utilize Active Directory for centralized authentication and policy management on Windows systems.
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User Profiles & Active Directory By: Daniel Toth www.personal.kent.edu/~dtoth1/
What is a Profile? • Keeps all personal data and settings • My Documents, My Pictures, My Music • Internet Favorites and Tracking Cookies • Desktop wallpaper and recently opened documents • Personalization and Playlists
What is Active Directory? • Implementation of LDAP • Used primarily by Windows based operating systems • Provides central authentication services • Stores information and settings in a central, organized, accessible database • Small to Large Networks • Administrators can: • Assign policies • Deploy Software • Apply critical updates
File and Settings Transfer Wizard • Creates an archive of the users profile • Used to migrate profiles • Integrated into Windows XP • Does not add computer to Active Directory
User Profile Wizard • Created by ForensIT, LTD. • Used to reassign profiles • Used to add computer to AD • Features include: • Deleting profiles • Sharing profiles • Disabling profiles
Time File & Settings Transfer Wizard User Profile Wizard 10 minutes to 1 hour 4 minutes