I n part 1 of this series (read Manage and Administer Groups in Active Directory, Part 1 ", Windows Server System Magazine, Jan. 10, 2005), we identified how to use group scopes and how to name ...

These scopes define the group’s visibility within the Active Directory forest and have an impact on what objects may be members of the group.

Active Directory, part of Windows Server since Windows 2000, is the foundation for many, many businesses. It allows firms to authenticate and authorize all users and computers in a Windows domain.