Active Directory

Description	Active Directory provides University-wide infrastructure to authenticate customers and authorize them to access certain resources, as well as manage accounts, groups, computers, and devices.
Other names	Campus AD, UOFI AD, UIUC AD
Documentation links	How to Change Active Directory Display Name Creating an OU in Active Directory How to tell if your computer is joined to Active Directory Active Directory Group Policy Objects How does my department become an OU? Active Directory Authentication and Authorization
Features and tools	Active Directory Class Rosters Class Rosters are Active Directory Security Groups based on student enrollment. This means that for every term, course, section, and division, a security group exists with all of its students as members of that group. This enables programmers and administrators to control access and authentication of electronic resources based on a student's curriculum. AD Class Rosters are FERPA compliant. Documented FERPA training is required in order to gain access. Other Active Directory features and tools: Centralized configuration management using Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Organizational Unit (OU) containers with delegated rights, WINS name resolution

Who can use the service	Undergraduate students Graduate/Professional students Faculty/Staff Retirees
How to get the service	Active Directory accounts are automatically provisioned to most Urbana NetIDs. IT Pros representing units may request advanced features using an Organizational Unit (OU) container by emailing adsupport@illinois.edu.
Cost	No charge
Usage constraints	OU Administration limited to full-time faculty/staff. FERPA-suppression opt-in results in blank person record, group membership viewing is restricted due to FERPA.

How to get help	Contact the Technology Services Help Desk or email adsupport@illinois.edu.
Training and consulting opportunities	None listed
Maintenance hours	Redundancy affords continuous availability, but normal patch time is usually first Thursday evening of month.
Lifecycle stage	Production
Provided by	Technology Services

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