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Active Directory is the directory service included with the Windows 2000 Server. A directory service identifies network resources and makes them available to users and applications. One of the challenges of working within a large distributed network is identifying and locating resources, such as users, groups, print queues, and documents. A directory service is like a phone directory. Given a name for a network resource, it provides the information necessary to access that resource, without necessarily knowing its physical location. Each Active Directory exists within the boundary of a Windows domain. Refer to the Windows 2000 online help and documentation set for detailed information about Active Directory.