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Access Control Entries (ACEs)
Entries on an Access Control List (ACL) that define a user ‚ s permission for an object.
Access Control List (ACL)
A list of users and groups allowed to access a resource and the particular permissions each user has been granted or denied .
Active/Active clustering
A clustering mode in which a cluster can contain between two and eight nodes. At least one node must be active and at least one node must be passive.
Active/Passive clustering
A clustering mode in which each node in the cluster runs one instance of the clustered service. Should a failure of the clustered service occur, that instance is transferred to the other active node.
Active Directory
Stores information about objects in a Windows Server 2003 network and makes this information easy for administrators and users to find and use.
Active Directory Account Cleanup Wizard
Designed to merge duplicate accounts that may be created when multiple directories are migrated to Active Directory.
Active Directory Connector (ADC)
Runs on an Exchange Server 2003 and synchronizes directory information between Active Directory and Exchange 5. x servers in the site. ADC also synchronizes configuration information with those servers using the SRS as an intermediary.
Active Server Pages (ASP)
A specification for a dynamically generated web page that uses ActiveX scripting. IIS uses ASP to generate many of the pages it displays.
address space
The set of remote addresses that can be reached through a particular connector. Each connector must have at least one entry in its address space.
administrative group
Used to define administrative boundaries within an Exchange environment.
administrative rights
NTFS permissions that determine what administrative tasks a user or group is permitted to perform on a public folder.
age limit
A property that specifies the length of time a unit of data may remain in its container (e.g., public folder).
alias
An alternative name for an object. In Exchange Server 2003, an alias is normally generated for a user based on the user ‚ s name .
All Public Folders
The name for the default public folder tree in an Exchange Server 2003 organization. This tree is accessible by all clients that can access public folders.
Anonymous access
Accessing a server by logging in using a Windows account set up for general access.
Anonymous authentication
See Anonymous access.
Application Programming Interface (API)
A collection of programming classes and interfaces that provide services used by a program. Other programs can use a program ‚ s API to request services or communicate with that program. For example, Windows 98 contains an API referred to as the win32 API. For an application to request a service from Windows 98, it must issue that request using a win32 API.
architecture
The description of the components of a product or system, what they are, what they do, and how they relate to each other.
attribute
A characteristic of an object. For example, attributes of a mailbox-enabled user include display name and storage limits. The terms attribute and property are synonymous.
auditing
Windows Server 2003 can be configured to monitor and record certain events. This can help diagnose security events. The audit information is written to the Windows Event Log.
authentication
A process whereby the credentials of an object, such as a user, must be validated before the object is allowed to access or use another object, such as a server or a protocol. For instance, the Microsoft Exchange Server POP3 protocol can be configured to allow access only to POP3 clients that use the Integrated Windows authentication method.



MCSA[s]MCSE
MCSA[s]MCSE
ISBN: 735621527
EAN: N/A
Year: 2004
Pages: 160

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