Active Administrator 8.6.3 - User Guide

Adding a domain trust

Adding a domain trust

To add a domain trust

1	Select Active Directory Infrastructure | Active Directory Trusts.

2	Select a domain controller.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Select a forest.

4	Select a domain.

5	Click New Domain Trust.

6	Select a trust type from the list.

7	Type a domain, or browse to select a domain.

8	Select the direction.

 

Table 102. Options for authentication

Option	Description
Bidirectional (two-way)	Users can be authenticated in the source and target forest.
Incoming (one-way)	Users in the source domain can be authenticated in the target forest.
Outgoing (one-way)	Users in the target forest can be authenticated in the source domain.

9	Select the sides of the trust. If you choose both sides of the trust, you must enter the user name and password for the account with administrative privileges in the target domain.

 

Table 103. Options for authentication

Option	Description
This domain only	Creates the trust relationship in the local domain.
Both this domain and the specified domain	Creates the trust relationship in the local domain and the target domain. You must have appropriate permissions in both domains.

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Click OK.

Passwords are used by Active Directory® domain controllers to confirm trust relationships. The same password must be used when creating this trust relationship in the specified domain. After the trust is created, the trust password is periodically updated for security purposes.

IMPORTANT: Before this trust can function, it also must be created in the other domain. Ensure the same trust password is used in both domains.

11	Type password twice, and click OK.

12	Click Validate.

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Click OK.

 

DC Management

The DC Management module enables you to view performance and specifications of your domain controllers, manage Windows® services, and view event logs.

Topics 

•	Using the DC Management landing page

•	Checking domain controller status

•	Managing services

•	Monitoring domain controller performance

•	Managing event logs

Using the DC Management landing page

Using the DC Management landing page

The landing page displays the active tiles for each feature in the section. The active tiles automatically update every 30 minutes, but you can use the icons to refresh the tiles at any time. You also can pause and resume the refresh of data. To customize the active tile refresh, see Setting general user options.

To use the DC Management landing page

1	Click DC Management.

2	To access the features in this section, click an active tile or choose from the tree.

▪	DC Status (See Checking domain controller status.)

▪	Services (See Managing services.)

▪	Performance (See Monitoring domain controller performance.)

▪	Event Logs (See Managing event logs.)

Checking domain controller status

Checking domain controller status

To check the status of a domain controller

1	Select DC Management | DC Status.

2	Select a domain controller.

 

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	The server status is divided into sections. You can expand or collapse the sections.

▪	To refresh the status, click Refresh.

▪	To copy all the information, click Copy, and paste into an email or .txt file.