Active Directory Groups vs. SharePoint Groups for User Management: The Denouement

Last week I did a post about when you might decide to use Active Directory groups versus SharePoint groups. It was less about managing the security, and more about understanding the membership of the groups. I got a *lot* of comments, emails, tweets, grumbles, and groans about the post. This seems to be a really common…

Active Directory Groups vs. SharePoint Groups for User Management: A Dilemma

<UPDATE date=”2011-02-22″> If you find this topic interesting, you might also like to read my follow up post Active Directory Groups vs. SharePoint Groups for User Management: The Denouement </UPDATE> I’m working with a small municipality and, like I always do, I recommended that they manage user groups in Active Directory as much as possible. Then they…

How Does the “All People” View Work in SharePoint?

I got a question today from someone at one of my clients about how the All People page works. This is the page found at: http://[ServerName]/[SiteCollectionRoot]/[SubSitePath]/_layouts/people.aspx?MembershipGroupId=0 Here’s the question: I’ve noticed that in the All People page of my department site, accessible from the People And Groups section, some users are listed with the Created…