The MAC address is the LAN/Ethernet card address there is no specfic Mac address for active directoy. Each server/PC in the world has its own unique mac address.
Are you wanting to add a Mac to your Windows Active Directory domain? Is that what you mean by workgroup?
"Active directory audit" is a site that offers the software for both Windows and Mac; you can also try "Active directory auditing". Both sites should have the version of the software you're looking for.
The command ifconfig will tell you the MAC address of whatever interfaces are active.
Mac OS X has an open directory services architecture and built-in support for open standards, therefore Mac OS X desktops and servers can operate within a Macintosh NetInfo directory, a Microsoft Active Directory, or in an enterprise LDAP directory. With the usual provisos of naming conventions etc. (See links below)
The Active Directory administrative tools can only be used from a computer with access to a domain. The following Active Directory administrative tools are available on the Administrative Tools menu: Active Directory Users and Computers (dsa.msc) Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc) Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc)
DHCP
1)On the Active Directory tab, click Create synchronization rule. 2)Enter the server address for your Active Directory server and a user name and password that provide at least read access, then click Next. 3)elect the Active Directory container that you want to import, then click Next. 4)Select the target policy domain for importing the structure, then click Next. 5)Click Done to run the synchronisation rule.
The main benefits of using an active directory like LDAP Active Directory are many. One can use an active directory to allow for scheduling to made and updated in a timely manner.
Some books one could use as tutorials for Active Directory are Active Directory Cookbook, Active Directory for Dummies as well as Windows 2000 Active Directory. All have various problem solving techniques one could use and they can be easily referenced.
Active directory users are nothing but the ones those are authenticated or able to access the directory with all the benefits of directory
Active directory is held in the sysvol folder in the C drive.
The DS tools consist of the following commands DSQUERY - search for active directory objects matching criteria DSGET - retrieves selected attributes from active directory objects DSMOD - modify attributes for one or more active directory objects DSADD - create active directory objects DSMOVE - move active directory objects DSRM - removes/deletes active directory objects