=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip October 1, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - FREE Directory Reporting Tool -- Win a T-Shirt http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6203,00.htm?freereportingtool =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Use GPOs to control printers - Combining two companies with separate domains - Synch time in an AD forest 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast Today: Understanding Group Policy - Featured Topic: Printer problem solvers - Exclusive Article: Windows vs. Linux TCO, part 9 - The Blooper Zone: Oops! True IT blooper #65: Bad-luck server ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Imanami FREE reporting tool for Exchange 5.5 and AD. Reports have never been easier to produce than with SmartR, which allows you to view or print accurate reports on objects within your directory or Global Address List (GAL). SmartR is wizard based, simplifying your experience. SmartR reports are defined in an XML format, which enables you to customize or even create any report you need using your favorite text editor. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6203,00.htm?freereportingtool ___________________________________________________________________ USE GPOS TO CONTROL PRINTERS | by James Michael Stewart Printers are a ubiquitous component in any office environment. Managing and controlling printers is usually not so much a security issue as it is a political and budgetary one. Fortunately, group policy offers several controls to help you retain control over printers in your IT environment. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci852267,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COMBINING TWO COMPANIES WITH SEPARATE DOMAINS | by Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: What is the best way of combining two companies' separate Win2k domains (hence, separate forests)? Company X, which has a flat xxx.com domain, has purchased Company Y, which also has a flat yyy.com domain in a separate forest. All Company Y objects should be migrated to the xxx.com domain. Is creating a child domain such as yyy.xxx.com the best way forward? >> CLICK for Hinsberg's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid487430_tax285115,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SYNCH TIME IN AN AD FOREST | by Kevin R. Sharp All servers within an Active Directory automatically synchronize their time, but it is up to you to synchronize "network" time with "real" time. In this tip, Sharp shows you how to use the Windows Time service to make your PDC FSMO (a.k.a. The Big Guy) time clock agree with the real world. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci805425,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTANDING GROUP POLICY | Live Webcast Who: James Michael Stewart, author and MCSE When: TODAY, 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. He'll also answer your GP questions during an audience Q&A. >> CLICK to participate... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRINTER PROBLEM SOLVERS | Featured Topic The subject doesn't grab headlines. But it generates a lot of activity in our forums and with expert advisors -- not to mention staff time on your help desk. Here are ten user and expert solutions to some perennial printer problems. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci785908,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS VS. LINUX TCO, PART 9 | Exclusive Article No operating system is an island nowadays. So, what happens to TCO when Linux and Windows are used together? Three IT managers weigh in. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci852939,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER # 65: BAD-LUCK SERVER | The Blooper Zone A Fujitsu server's backup goes down, and it's all down hill from there. Burglary even figures in this story, another in our blooper series. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci852056,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ******************* SEARCHWIN2000.COM CONTACTS ******************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ___________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ___________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Associate Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. ___________________________________________________________________ DAVID PYE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. ___________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ___________________________________________________________________ MARGIE SEMILOF, Senior News Writer (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your news and story ideas. ___________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ___________________________________________________________________ ******************** ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER *********************** Published by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget -- The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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