Operating System definitions beginning with G

A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports an application that was not originally designed to run on a cluster.
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Browse Related Terms: Generic Script, Generic Service, quorum, quorum configuration, quorum resource, resource DLL, resource type, witness disk, witness file share

Generic Script - permalink - collapse

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A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports an application controlled by a script that runs in Windows Script Host.
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Browse Related Terms: Generic Application, Generic Service, quorum, quorum configuration, quorum resource, resource DLL, resource type, witness disk, witness file share

Generic Service - permalink - collapse

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A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports a service that was not originally designed to run on a cluster.
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Browse Related Terms: Generic Application, Generic Script, quorum, quorum configuration, quorum resource, resource DLL, resource type, witness disk, witness file share

Global Catalog - permalink - collapse

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Allows forests to share a portion of their entire AD database. GC supports research and indexing of forest-wide information.
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Browse Related Terms: Domain, Domain Tree, Forest, Forest trusts, GC, Global Catalog (GC), Global Catalog server, PFRD, Protected Forest Root Domain (PFRD), Tree, UPN

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Global Catalog (GC) - permalink - collapse

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The global catalog contains a partial replica of every Windows 2000 /Windows 2003 domain in the directory. The GC lets users and applications find objects in an Active Directory domain tree, given one or more attributes of the target object. It also contains the schema and configuration of directory partitions. This means the global catalog holds a replica of every object in the Active Directory, but with only a small number of their attributes. The attributes in the global catalog are those most frequently used in search operations (such as a user's first and last names, logon names, and so on), and those required to locate a full replica of the object. The GC allows users to find objects of interest quickly without knowing what domain holds them and without requiring a contiguous (a single logical directory tree, as opposed to a set of directory trees) extended namespace in the enterprise. The global catalog is built automatically by the Active Directory replication system.
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Browse Related Terms: Domain, Domain Tree, Forest, Forest trusts, GC, Global Catalog, Global Catalog server, PFRD, Protected Forest Root Domain (PFRD), Tree, UPN

Global Catalog server - permalink - collapse

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Holds a copy of the forest-wide database within each domain. It has three functions: Find objects, allow User Principal Name (UPN) logons, and support Universal groups.
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A Windows 2000 / Windows 2003 domain controller that holds a copy of the global catalog for the forest.
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Browse Related Terms: Domain, Domain Tree, Forest, Forest trusts, GC, Global Catalog, Global Catalog (GC), PFRD, Protected Forest Root Domain (PFRD), Tree, UPN

globally unique identifier - permalink - collapse

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A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number. It is used to identify a particular device, component, user, or session.
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Browse Related Terms: Globally Unique Identifier (GUID), GUID, Uniform Resource Identifier, URI

Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) - permalink - collapse

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A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number. A GUID is used to identify a particular device, component, user, or session.
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Browse Related Terms: Attribute, Attributes, Classes, GUID, Object, Object identifier (OID), Schema, X.500

global system key - permalink - collapse

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A tool used to configure the startup key, a random, 128-bit, symmetric cryptographic key created at system startup and used to encrypt all of the user`s symmetric cryptographic keys.
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Browse Related Terms: anti-hammering, brute force attack, external key, external key file, hammering, key search attack, startup key, SYSKEY

GPO - permalink - collapse

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A collection of Group Policy settings, stored at the domain level as a virtual object that consists of a Group Policy container and a Group Policy template.
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Browse Related Terms: Explain text, Group Policy, Group Policy container, Group Policy object, Group Policy object (GPO), Group Policy template, Policy, Security Template

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Group - permalink - collapse

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Used for application of security rights. Three groups exist: Universal for entire forest, Global between domains, and Domain Local within a single domain.
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A collection of users, computers, contacts, and other groups. Groups can be used as security or as email distribution collections. Distribution groups are used only for email. Security groups are used both to grant access to resources and as email distribution lists.
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A directory Object that can be used to set security on resources provided by the operating system such as shares and printers.
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Browse Related Terms: Access Control, Generic Accounts, Group memberships, Network Service account, Permissions, Resource Publishing, Service Account, User Account

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Group memberships - permalink - collapse

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The groups to which a user account belongs. Permissions and rights granted to a group are also provided to its members. In most cases, the actions a user can perform in Windows are determined by the group memberships of the user account to which the user is logged on.
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Browse Related Terms: Access Control, Generic Accounts, Group, Network Service account, Permissions, Resource Publishing, Service Account, User Account

Group Policy - permalink - collapse

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An administrative tool for managing user settings and computer settings across a network.
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Browse Related Terms: Explain text, GPO, Group Policy container, Group Policy object, Group Policy object (GPO), Group Policy template, Policy, Security Template

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An Active Directory Object than can be used to control how the attributes of Users and Computers are configured. It is applied at the OU level.
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Browse Related Terms: Computers, Group Policy object, Policy, Security Template, Users