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Administering SecurityWhen network administrators establish user accounts, each account typically require a user name and password to access, or log on, to the network. A user name, or user ID, is a unique combination of characters, such as letters of alphabet or numbers, that identifies one specific user. A password is a combination of characters associated with the user name that allows access to certain computer resources. Active Directory (AD) is a feature of Windows 2000 Server that allows network administrators to manage all network information including users, devices, settings, and connections from a central environment -- even if computers of the network are not located in the same physical areas. |