Simple AD Question?

i new system admin , ad studying mcitp , have been assigned task of setting small network of user 5 connected win 2008 standard server. @ work doing this...

new server, new user computers. question simple want other opinions. have users in different users folder other 1 created when ad set up. good? computers folder naming of them in ad computer 1 computer 2 etc...is ?

 

when pros set new network ad there guide of practice go buy?

thanks in advance time , help?

 

ethan

creating users in different ou's good. design ou structure supports group policy.

designing ou structures work

http://blogs.technet.com/b/sgoad/archive/2008/08/14/designing-an-ou-structure.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770806.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc462797.aspx

 

for naming standards, there no thing needs considered in small environment. can decide own name can understandable administrtors , end users. have follow naming standard large organizantions.

naming conventions in active directory computers, domains, sites, , ous

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909264

 
guide computer naming schemes , conventions

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/computernaming.htm

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