=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip May 7, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - FREE ACTIVE DIRECTORY TOOL http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3194,00.htm?FreeTool =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Protect your AD at all costs - Creating new AD users with dial-in permission - How to compact and defragment the AD database 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Article: Gartner says MS management tools will rule by 2005 - Online Event: Accessing Active Directory with LDAP tools - New Feature: The .NET Info Center - Tip Contest: Submit a tip and win a DVD/MP3 player! ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: Net IQ ******************* FREE ACTIVE DIRECTORY TOOL Get essential, real-time diagnostics for Microsoft Active Directory with NetIQ's ADcheck - your powerful, free diagnostic tool. With ADcheck, you can quickly check domain controllers, domains and replication. After the first test, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Download your FREE copy now at: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3194,00.htm?FreeTool ____________________________________________________________________ PROTECT YOUR AD AT ALL COSTS | by James Michael Stewart The Active Directory database for your domain is a single point of failure that could bring down not only your network, but your entire organization as well. Most companies rely heavily, if not exclusively, on their network for their daily operations and ultimately their profits. Every minute your network is down can result in hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost profits or incurred expenses. Thus, protecting the stability of your network's lifeblood, i.e. the Active Directory database, becomes a mission-critical issue. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci821476,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CREATING NEW AD USERS WITH DIAL-IN PERMISSION | by Kevin R. Sharp Two parameters must be properly configured for a new user to be granted dial-in privileges, but Active Directory services can directly modify only one of them. If the two parameters are out of synchronization, no remote access will be allowed. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci754110,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO COMPACT AND DEFRAGMENT THE AD DATABASE | by Serdar Yegulalp Normally the Active Directory database defragments itself every 12 hours. This process happens automatically, and optimizes the database so that data is accessed as quickly as possible and space for new objects is freed up. But it does not do, however, is compact the database if a great many objects have been deleted. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci820341,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e3 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GARTNER: MS MANAGEMENT TOOLS WILL RULE BY 2005 | Article Can Microsoft make mincemeat of current management software vendors? A Gartner analyst explains why IT managers should take Microsoft management tools seriously. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci821223,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACCESSING ACTIVE DIRECTORY WITH LDAP TOOLS | Online Event Who: Sakari Kouti and Mika Seitsonen, authors and trainers When: May 14 at 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 GMT) At this live Webcast, authors of "Inside Active Directory," Sakari Kouti and Mika Seitsonen, will offer expert advice on how to use LDAP search filters in various tools, such as ADSI Edit and LDP. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE .NET INFO CENTER | New Feature Introducing the .NET Info Center featuring news, resources and expert advice on all things .NET. As an IT professional you know that .NET is on your radar screen. At the .NET Info Center you will be able to stay on top of all the latest news, tips and have direct access to experts in the field. You'll also have access to information direct from Microsoft. >>CLICK to check it out... http://searchvb.techtarget.com/vsnetHome =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT A TIP AND WIN A DVD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest This month, we're giving away a Samsung DVD/MP3 player to the SearchWin2000 member who submits the best Windows-related technical tip. 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