System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Unleashed

Additional Active Directory Benefits

In an AD environment, all processes run in the security context of a user or a security context supplied by the operating system. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager uses Active Directory to authenticate administrative users and authorize user account for administrative roles. Each system has a computer account that you can add to user groups and grant access to resources. ConfigMgr makes extensive use of system and computer accounts to connect securely to network services and client systems, as well as providing security contexts for its internal operations. Using system accounts greatly simplifies administration. You can use additional AD accounts to supplement the available system accounts. Chapter ...