!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is [Directory Service] based on [x.500] and provides [LDAP] services created by [Microsoft].

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!! [LDAP Query Examples for AD]
[LDAP Query Examples for AD] are broken down as:
* [Active Directory Computer Related LDAP Query]
* [Active Directory User Related Searches]
* [Active Directory Group Related Searches]
* [Active Directory RISK Related Searches]
* [Active Directory Schema Related LDAP Searches]

!! [LDAP and Active Directory]
Information about [{$pagename}] and [LDAP] including:
* [Common Active Directory Bind Errors] - are the [LDAP Result Codes] codes you might see along with error 49 ([LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS]), and their definitions.
* [determining the FDN|LDAP and Active Directory] of the user to login with. 
* [LDAPs and AD]
* [AD TCP Ports]
* [LDAP policy in Active Directory]

!! [Active Directory and Passwords]
Some information on [Active Directory and Passwords].
* [AD Determining Password Expiration]
* [Active Directory Account Lockout] - method for locking accounts|Active Directory Account Lockout]
* [AD Determining Password Expiration]

!! [Active Directory Groups]
Some information on [AD Groups|Active Directory Groups]
 
!! [User-Account-Control Attribute]
[{$pagename}] [User-Account-Control Attribute] is always confusing.

!! [Active Directory Functional Levels|Active Directory Functional Levels]
In [Windows Servers] [Microsoft Active Directory], [Domain Controllers] can run different versions of Windows Server [Operating System] [versions]. The [Active Directory Functional Levels] of a domain or [AD Forest] depends on which versions of Windows Server operating systems are running on the domain controllers in the domain or forest. The [Active Directory Functional Levels] or forest controls which advanced features are available in the [AD DOMAIN] or [AD Forest].

!! [Microsoft Active Directory Cool Things|Microsoft Active Directory Cool Things]
Everyone appears to be critical of [{$pagename}], but here are some things that other [LDAP Server Implementations] Vendors should add to their offerings.

!! [Microsoft Active Directory Anomalies|Microsoft Active Directory Anomalies]
Some things that [{$pagename}] does or does not do, that [you should know about.|Microsoft Active Directory Anomalies]

!! [{$pagename}] Technical Details
* [Global Catalog]
* [Active Directory Groups]
* [Ambiguous Name Resolution] ([ANR])
* [How Domain Controllers Are Located in Windows] describes the mechanism used by Windows to locate a domain controller in a Windows-based domain. 
* [Microsoft Active Directory Attributes]
* [MAD Naming Attributes] -There is often some confusion in as to [what labels|MAD Naming Attributes] correspond to specific LDAP [AttributeTypes] in [{$pagename}]
* [Howto: Active Directory Schema Changes|ActiveDirectorySchemaChanges|target='_blank']
* [Forefront Identity Manager|FIM]
* [Tombstone] - Some information on the [Tombstone] container

!! [Active Directory Tools]
Some [tools we have found helpful for Active Directory.|Active Directory Tools]
 
!! More Information
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