=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip Sept. 17, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Do you need fast migration relief? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5717,00.htm?activedirectorymgmt =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Use GPO to control logon - Recover a deleted Active Directory OU - Administer AD Users and Computers in another forest/domain 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Win2000Talk Radio: Planning an Active Directory migration - Live Webcast: Understanding Group Policy - Discussion: Installing Active Directory - Submit a tip; you could win a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player! ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Quest Software SIMPLIFY YOUR MIGRATION AND GET FREE LICENSES. Plan, deploy and manage your migration with Quest Software! Our Active Directory Migration & Management Program offers FREE licenses for FastLane(R) Migrator, our certified tool for automating migrations to Windows 2000/Active Directory and Exchange 2000. Prevent migration headaches -- register for ADMP today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5717,00.htm?activedirectorymgmt ___________________________________________________________________ USE GPO TO CONTROL LOGON | by James Michael Stewart Group policies can be used to control numerous aspects of the logon process for Windows 2000 and Windows XP clients in an Active Directory domain. The controls are found in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration sections of the GPO under Administrative Templates, System, Logon. The User Configuration's Logon section contains three controls. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci851078,00.html Like this tip? Like or hate it, you can e-mail us to sound off. Send your e-mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RECOVER A DELETED ACTIVE DIRECTORY OU | by Kevin Potterton If you ever find a use for the following tip, it means you are in something of a pickle! Fear not -- the process of recovery is simple if you know the right steps to take. The following text describes how SearchWin2000.com member Kevin Potterton recovered an OU in a mixed mode environment (running AD but still with NT domain controllers). >>CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci848203,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMIN AD USERS & COMPUTERS IN ANOTHER FOREST/DOMAIN | by Denise Banh When accessing the program to administer the AD Users and Computers in a different forest than the one you're on, create a shortcut icon on the desktop with the command syntax offered in this tip. With this shortcut, you can administer the AD Users and Computers on domain A while your PC is logged into domain B. >>CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci842468,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PLANNING AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY MIGRATION | Win2000Talk Radio A Windows 2000 Server migration, minus Active Directory, is just another network server operating system upgrade. Throw Active Directory into the mix, and the design, testing and implementation process is like the 101 Labors of Hercules. So how does a company design, test and roll out Active Directory without disrupting existing network operations, and what are the issues you need to address? Listen to this edition of Win2000Talk and find out the answers. >> CLICK to listen to the broadcast... http://win2000talk.techtarget.com/?stream=2549 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTANDING GROUP POLICY | Live Webcast Who: James Michael Stewart, author and MCSE When: Oct. 1 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) SearchWin2000.com admin expert James Michael Stewart will discuss Group Policy configurations, capabilities and limitations, and show you some practical tips you can apply when using Group Policy Editor (GPE) for software management and distribution, security and user management. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INSTALLING ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Migration and AD Forum SearchWin2000.com member "dblake" writes: "How do I set up Active Directory on an NT domain so I can use global policies and user manager? Can I create an empty domain tree and keep the W2k server in the current NT domain? Does anyone have step by step procedures on this?" >> CLICK to read the discussion, or add a post of your own... http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee83d6a/358!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT A TIP AND WIN! | Tip Contest Do you have a time-saving short cut, trick or hint that you want to share with other Win2000 pros? Submit it to the editors of SearchWin2000.com! In addition to being included in our Hall of Fame, the user who submits this month's winning tip will receive a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player. 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