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A complete or partial replica of all objects in an Active Directory forest is stored in the Global Catalog. This includes a user's group memberships in global, universal, and domain local groups. A universal group is stored in the Global Catalog in its entirety, including all users within that group. Global groups, on the other hand, only store the group data in the Global Catalog. The actual members of the group are not replicated to the Global Catalog, saving some network bandwidth. Domain local groups are a breed of their own. Like global groups, their members are not stored in the Global Catalog, again saving bandwidth. It's when we start adding domain local groups in a multi-domain or multi-forest environment that things get tricky.
When a user attempts to search for or access an Active Directory object (such as a shared folder or printer), he must go through the Global Catalog first. When a client accesses the Global Catalog, he is granted what is called an impersonation token. This token is used to grant or deny the user access to objects stored in the Global Catalog. Inside this token is information on what type of groups the user belongs to (global, universal, or domain local). However, domain local group membership included in the token can be incomplete in a multi-domain environment.
The following two items are included in the user's token:
Domain local groups present in the domain hosting the Global Catalog
User's membership in domain local groups within the domain hosting the Global Catalog
BUT if the user is a member of other domain local groups in other domains, he is out of luck, as this information is not included in the token. Why is this important? In addition to a partial replica of all objects in a forest, the Global Catalog contains a listing of each object's permissions specifying who should and should not have access to them. This listing is called a Discretionary Access Control List (DACL). When the user tries to access an Active Directory object, the Global Catalog compares the user's impersonation token with the object's DACL. If the object to be shared has read/write access granted to a domain local group in a different domain to which the user is a member, he may be denied access because this group membership is not present in the user's token
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What is GCs and Universal Groups?
Every domain controller in a forest stores three full writable directory partitions: a domain directory partition, a schema directory partition, and a configuration directory partition. A Global Catalog is a domain controller that stores these writable directory partitions, as well as a partial, read-only copy of all other domain directory partitions in the forest. The additional directory partitions are "partial" because, although they collectively contain every object in the directory, only a limited set of specific attributes are included for each object. The Global Catalog is built automatically by the Active Directory replication system.All of the directory partitions on a Global Catalog server, whether full or partial partitions, are stored in a single directory database (Ntds.dit) on that server. There is no separate storage area for Global Catalog attributes; they are treated as additional information in the domain controller directory database.When a new domain is added to the forest, the information about the new domain is stored in the configuration directory partition, which reaches the Global Catalog server (and all domain controllers) through replication of forest-wide information. When a new Global Catalog server is designated, this information is also stored in the configuration directory partition and replicated to all domain controllers in the forest.Universal Group MembershipThe reason that a Global Catalog must be available for the domain logon process is that the membership for universal groups is not stored on all domain controllers. Because the membership of all universal groups is replicated to Global Catalog servers, the complete universal group membership of a user can be determined by querying a Global Catalog server. Universal groups are available only when a domain is in native mode.During the logon process, a security token that contains the groups to which the user belongs is associated with the user. Because universal group membership is stored only on Global Catalog servers, only these servers can identify a user as having membership in a specific universal group. If a universal group is present as an access control entry in an access control list on a specific directory object, the access token associated with the user during the logon session must contain that group in order for the Allow or Deny access permission to be applied to the user. Otherwise, a user could be granted access (on the basis of another group membership) to an object that is specifically denied that user as a member of the universal group. Similarly, this user would not be able to gain access to resources to which he or she has legitimate access as a member of the universal group.
The global address list GAL for Exchange email systems is stored on what systems?
Global catalog server.
What types of memberships are stored in the global?
A complete or partial replica of all objects in an Active Directory forest is stored in the Global Catalog. This includes a user's group memberships in global, universal, and domain local groups. A universal group is stored in the Global Catalog in its entirety, including all users within that group. Global groups, on the other hand, only store the group data in the Global Catalog. The actual members of the group are not replicated to the Global Catalog, saving some network bandwidth. Domain local groups are a breed of their own. Like global groups, their members are not stored in the Global Catalog, again saving bandwidth. It's when we start adding domain local groups in a multi-domain or multi-forest environment that things get tricky.When a user attempts to search for or access an Active Directory object (such as a shared folder or printer), he must go through the Global Catalog first. When a client accesses the Global Catalog, he is granted what is called an impersonation token. This token is used to grant or deny the user access to objects stored in the Global Catalog. Inside this token is information on what type of groups the user belongs to (global, universal, or domain local). However, domain local group membership included in the token can be incomplete in a multi-domain environment.The following two items are included in the user's token:Domain local groups present in the domain hosting the Global CatalogUser's membership in domain local groups within the domain hosting the Global CatalogBUT if the user is a member of other domain local groups in other domains, he is out of luck, as this information is not included in the token. Why is this important? In addition to a partial replica of all objects in a forest, the Global Catalog contains a listing of each object's permissions specifying who should and should not have access to them. This listing is called a Discretionary Access Control List (DACL). When the user tries to access an Active Directory object, the Global Catalog compares the user's impersonation token with the object's DACL. If the object to be shared has read/write access granted to a domain local group in a different domain to which the user is a member, he may be denied access because this group membership is not present in the user's token
What is the role of a global catalog in Active Directory?
"The global catalog is a distributed data repository that contains a searchable, partial representation of every object in every domain in a multidomain Active Directory forest. The global catalog is stored on domain controllers that have been designated as global catalog servers and is distributed through multimaster replication. Searches that are directed to the global catalog are faster because they do not involve referrals to different domain controllers." http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc728188(WS.10).aspx
What is the global catalog and what are its functions?
The global catalog is a distributed data repository that contains a searchable, partial representation of every object in every domain in a multidomain Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest. The global catalog is stored on domain controllers that have been designated as global catalog servers and is distributed through multimaster replication. Searches that are directed to the global catalog are faster because they do not involve referrals to different domain controllers. noteNote In Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, the directory service is named Active Directory. In Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008, the directory service is named Active Directory Domain Services. The rest of this topic refers to AD DS, but the information is also applicable to Active Directory. In addition to configuration and schema directory partition replicas, every domain controller in a forest stores a full, writable replica of a single domain directory partition. Therefore, a domain controller can locate only the objects in its domain. Locating an object in a different domain would require the user or application to provide the domain of the requested object. The global catalog provides the ability to locate objects from any domain without having to know the domain name. A global catalog server is a domain controller that, in addition to its full, writable domain directory partition replica, also stores a partial, read-only replica of all other domain directory partitions in the forest. The additional domain directory partitions are partial because only a limited set of attributes is included for each object. By including only the attributes that are most used for searching, every object in every domain in even the largest forest can be represented in the database of a single global catalog server. noteNote A global catalog server can also store a full, writable replica of an application directory partition, but objects in application directory partitions are not replicated to the global catalog as partial, read-only directory partitions. The global catalog is built and updated automatically by the AD DS replication system. The attributes that are replicated to the global catalog are identified in the schema as the partial attribute set (PAS) and are defined by default by Microsoft. However, to optimize searching, you can edit the schema by adding or removing attributes that are stored in the global catalog. In Windows 2000 Server environments, any change to the PAS results in full synchronization (update of all attributes) of the global catalog. Later versions of Windows Server reduce the impact of updating the global catalog by replicating only the attributes that change. In a single-domain forest, a global catalog server stores a full, writable replica of the domain and does not store any partial replica. A global catalog server in a single-domain forest functions in the same manner as a non-global-catalog server except for the processing of forest-wide searches. Common Global Catalog Scenarios The following events require a global catalog server: * Forest-wide searches. The global catalog provides a resource for searching an AD DS forest. Forest-wide searches are identified by the LDAP port that they use. If the search query uses port 3268, the query is sent to a global catalog server. * User logon. In a forest that has more than one domain, two conditions require the global catalog during user authentication: o In a domain that operates at the Windows 2000 native domain functional level or higher, domain controllers must request universal group membership enumeration from a global catalog server. o When a user principal name (UPN) is used at logon and the forest has more than one domain, a global catalog server is required to resolve the name. * Universal Group Membership Caching: In a forest that has more than one domain, in sites that have domain users but no global catalog server, Universal Group Membership Caching can be used to enable caching of logon credentials so that the global catalog does not have to be contacted for subsequent user logons. This feature eliminates the need to retrieve universal group memberships across a WAN link from a global catalog server in a different site. noteNote Universal groups are available only in a domain that operates at the Windows 2000 native domain functional level or higher. * Exchange Address Book lookups. Servers running Microsoft Exchange Server rely on access to the global catalog for address information. Users use global catalog servers to access the global address list (GAL). Search Requests Because a domain controller that acts as a global catalog server stores objects for all domains in the forest, users and applications can use the global catalog to locate objects in any domain within a multidomain forest without a referral to a different server. When a forest consists of a single domain, every domain controller has a full, writable copy of every object in the domain and forest. However, it is important to retain the global catalog on at least one domain controller because many applications use port 3268 for searching. For example, if you do not have any global catalog servers, the Search command on the Start menu cannot locate objects in AD DS. The replicas that are replicated to the global catalog also include the access permissions for each object and attribute. If you are searching for an object that you do not have permission to access, you do not see the object in the list of search results. Users can find only objects to which they are allowed access. User Logon Support In addition to its role as a search provider, in a forest that has more than one domain, the global catalog has a role as an identity source during the user logon process. Universal groups can provide access to resources outside of the users domain. User principal names (UPNs) can specify a domain other than the domain of the user. By making universal group membership and UPN domain-user mapping information available on all global catalog servers, the global catalog provides the definitive source for groups that are capable of providing access in more than one domain and names that do not unequivocally identify the domain of the user. Universal Group Membership During the domain logon process, the user must be authenticated. During the authentication process, the user is validated (the domain controller verifies the identity of the user) and the user receives authorization data for access to resources. To provide authorization data of a user, the authenticating domain controller retrieves the security identifiers (SIDs) for all security groups of which the user is a member and adds these SIDs to the user's access token. In a forest that has more than one domain, the global catalog is the only location where memberships of all universal groups in that forest can be ascertained. For this reason, access to a global catalog server is required for successful authentication in a domain that can have universal groups. The global catalog stores the membership (the member attribute) of only universal groups. The membership of other groups can be ascertained at the domain level. Because a universal group can have members from domains other than the domain where the group object is stored and can be used to provide access to resources in any domain, only a global catalog server is guaranteed to have all universal group memberships that are required for authentication. For example, a user might be a member of a universal group that has its group object stored in a different domain but provides access to resources in the user's domain. To ensure that the user can be authorized to access resources appropriately in this domain, the domain controller must have access to the membership of all universal groups in the forest. If a global catalog server is not available, the user logon fails. User Principal Name A user principal name (UPN) is a logon name that takes the form of an e-mail address. A UPN specifies the user ID followed by a DNS domain name, separated by an "@" character (for example, xyz@abc.com). UPNs allow administrative management of the UPN suffix to provide logon names that: * Match the user's e-mail name. * Do not reveal the domain structure of the forest. When a user account is created, the UPN suffix is generated by default as userName@ DnsDomainName, but it can be changed administratively. For example, in a forest that has four domains, the UPN suffix might be configured to map to the external DNS name for the organization. The userPrincipalName attribute of the user account identifies the UPN and is replicated to the global catalog. When you use a UPN to log on to a domain, your workstation contacts a global catalog server to resolve the name because the UPN suffix is not necessarily the domain for which the contacted domain controller is authoritative. If the DNS domain name in the UPN suffix is not a valid DNS domain, the logon fails. Assuming the UPN suffix is a valid DNS name, the global catalog server returns the name of the AD DS domain to your workstation, which then queries DNS for a domain controller in that domain. If a company has more than one forest and uses trust relationships between the domains in the different forests, a UPN cannot be used to log on to a domain that is outside the user's forest because the UPN is resolved in the global catalog of the user's forest. Universal Group Membership Caching Universal Group Membership Caching eliminates the need for a domain controller in a multidomain forest to contact a global catalog server during the logon process in domains where universal groups are available. Caching group membership reduces WAN traffic, which helps in sites where updating the cached group membership of security principals, including user and computer accounts, generates less traffic than replicating the global catalog to the site. Use the following criteria to determine if a site is a good candidate for Universal Group Membership Caching: * Number of users and computers in the site: The site has less than 500 combined users and computers, including transient users who log on occasionally but not on a regular basis. The cache of a user who logs on once continues to be updated periodically for 180 days after the first logon. A general limit of 500 membership caches can be updated at a time. If greater than 500 security principals have cached group memberships, some caches might not be updated. * Number of domain controllers: Each domain controller performs a refresh on every user in its site once every eight hours. Depending on the number of domains in the forest, 500 security principals and two domain controllers could generate more WAN traffic than placing a global catalog server in the site. Therefore, you need to rationalize the WAN costs when exceeding 500 security principals and two domain controllers. * Tolerance for high latency in group updates. Because domain controllers in the site where Universal Group Membership Caching is enabled update the membership caches every eight hours, and because credentials are always taken from the cache, updates to group memberships are not reflected in the security principal's credentials for up to eight hours. Address Book Lookups Exchange Server uses the global catalog to store mail recipient data that enables clients in a forest to send and receive e-mail messages. Global Catalog Dependencies and Interactions Global catalog servers have the following dependencies and interactions with other Windows Server technologies: * AD DS installation. When AD DS is installed on the first domain controller in a forest, the installation application creates that domain controller as a global catalog server. * AD DS replication. The global catalog is built and maintained by AD DS replication: o Subsequent to forest creation, when a domain controller is designated as a global catalog server, AD DS replication automatically transfers PAS replicas to the domain controller, including the partial replica of every domain in the forest other than the local domain. o To facilitate intersite replication of global catalog server updates, AD DS replication selects global catalog servers as bridgehead servers whenever a global catalog server is present in a site and domains that are not present in the site exist in other sites in the forest. * Domain Name System (DNS). Global catalog server clients depend on DNS to provide the IP address of global catalog servers. DNS is required to advertise global catalog servers for domain controller location. * Net Logon service. Global catalog advertisement in DNS depends on the Net Logon service to perform DNS registrations. When replication of the global catalog is complete, or when a global catalog server starts, the Net Logon service publishes service (SRV) resource records in DNS that specifically advertise the domain controller as a global catalog server. * Domain controller Locator: When a global catalog server is requested (by a user or application that launches a search over port 3268, or by a domain controller that is authenticating a user logon), the domain controller Locator queries DNS for a global catalog server. * Active Directory installation of a new forest: Global catalog creation occurs during AD DS installation of the first domain controller in the forest. * Net Logon registration: Resource records are registered in DNS to advertise the domain controller as a global catalog server. * AD DS replication: o When a new domain controller (DC2) is created and an administrator designates it as a global catalog server, replication of the PAS from DC1 occurs. o DC1 in DomainA replicates changes for DomainA to DC2, and DC2 replicates updates to data for DomainB to DC1. * DC location: The dotted lines enclose the processes whereby two clients locate a global catalog server by querying DNS: o A through C: (A) ClientX sends a query to the global catalog, which prompts (B) a DNS query to locate the closest global catalog server, and then (C) the client contacts the returned global catalog server DC2 to resolve the query. o 1 through 5: (1) ClientY logs on to the domain, which prompts (2) a DNS query for the closest domain controllers. (3) ClientY contacts the returned domain controller DC3 for authentication. (4) DC3 queries DNS to find the closest global catalog server and then (5) contacts the returned global catalog server DC2 to retrieve the universal groups for the user. The global catalog solves the problem of how to locate domain data that is not stored on a domain controller in the domain of the client that requires the information. By using different ports for standard LDAP queries (port 389) and global catalog queries (port 3268), AD DS effectively separates forest-wide queries that require a global catalog server from local, domainwide queries that can be serviced by the domain controller in the user's domain.
What is a user accessible catalog?
It is a catalogue which holds information about the data stored in the database.It stores data about data(meta data) and this information is visible to authorized users.
What is a user-accessible catalog?
It is a catalogue which holds information about the data stored in the database.It stores data about data(meta data) and this information is visible to authorized users.
How is image stored in netbackup?
Images are stored in NetBackup catalog. Catalog is NetBackup database which resides on EMM server. Typically everyone configures EMM server and Master server on same machine. Catalog contains information about backup images, configuration, device management. Folder for images is C:\Program Files\Veritas\netbackup\db\images and /usr/openv/db/images.
Is global variables are stored in registers?
They is not.
What is Difference between EAV and flat model?
As per my point of view In EAV database model, data are stored in different smaller tables rather than storing in a single table, The product name is stored in the catalog product entity varchar table. The product id is stored in catalog product entity int table. The product price is stored in catalog product entity decimal.
Where the global catalog available?
The global catalog contains a complete replica of all objects in Active Directory for its Host domain, and contains a partial replica of all objects in Active Directory for every other domain in the forest. The global catalog is a distributed data repository that contains a searchable, partial representation of every object in every domain in a multidomain Active Directory forest. The global catalog is stored on domain controllers that have been designated as global catalog servers and is distributed through multimaster replication. Searches that are directed to the global catalog are faster because they do not involve referrals to different domain controllers. In addition to configuration and schema directory partition replicas, every domain controller in a Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 forest stores a full, writable replica of a single domain directory partition. Therefore, a domain controller can locate only the objects in its domain. Locating an object in a different domain would require the user or application to provide the domain of the requested object. The global catalog provides the ability to locate objects from any domain without having to know the domain name. A global catalog server is a domain controller that, in addition to its full, writable domain directory partition replica, also stores a partial, read-only replica of all other domain directory partitions in the forest. The additional domain directory partitions are partial because only a limited set of attributes is included for each object. By including only the attributes that are most used for searching, every object in every domain in even the largest forest can be represented in the database of a single global catalog server.
What happens to your igloo when your membership ends on club penguin?
It will be stored until you renew your membership, all your stuff will still be there waiting for you.
