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How is access to resources affected when a computer/user loses access to a domain controller.<br />
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ExampleIf the user authenticates successfully to a remote domain controller &nbsp;but then later loses WAN connectivity. &nbsp;Can they still access shares and printers on their local LAN?<br />

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How is access to resources affected when a computer/user loses access to a domain controller.

ExampleIf the user authenticates successfully to a remote domain controller  but then later loses WAN connectivity.  Can they still access shares and printers on their local LAN?


How are permissions to resources affected when user loses connection to authenticating domain controller

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).