=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip October 8, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Quest Software: HP-Quest Free Exchange 2000 Security White paper http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6404,00.htm?FreeWhitepaper - CommVault Galaxy -- Granular Restores of Ad Attributes http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/sponsor_swdn =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Control the WinLogon dialog box via GPOs - Top 10 Active Directory management bloopers - Got an AD emergency? Call "Dr. Marks" 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Webcast: Trends in IT job skills and certifications - Quick Hit: True IT blooper #68 -- IT white lies - Best Web Links: AD replication - Tip Contest: Win a Panasonic digital voice recorder! ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: Quest Software FREE WHITE PAPER Enhance security, ease administration and increase productivity. With the right tools and best practices, you can do more with less. Quest Software and HP have co-authored "Advanced Security and Directory Administration for Exchange 2000," a free white paper with best practices to help you get the most out of Exchange. Download the white paper today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6404,00.htm?FreeWhitepaper ___________________________________________________________________ CONTROL THE WINLOGON DIALOG BOX VIA GPOS | by James Michael Stewart The Windows Security dialog box is the window that appears when the CTRL-ALT-DEL key sequence is pressed on a domain client when a user is logged on. This dialog box displays various details about the current logon session (current user account, time and date) and offers several command buttons. Depending on the security policy of your organization, you may not want to grant end users access to all of the capabilities this dialog box presents. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci855128,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 ACTIVE DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT BLOOPERS | by Jan Stafford The only consolation for IT managers who make mistakes in Active Directory (AD) migration and management is that they're not alone. Doug Davis is Product Manager for FastLane Migrator, Microsoft Solutions for Irvine, Calif.-based Quest Software. After helping folks migrate and manage AD over the last couple of years, Davis has seen more than his share of bloopers. In fact, he's compiled a list of Active Directory blunders that can help you avoid being company to those in AD misery. >> CLICK for the full top ten list... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci798401,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GOT AN AD EMERGENCY? CALL "DR. MARKS" | by Margie Semilof When Active Directory began shipping a few years ago, IT managers postponed its installation because they thought the software was complicated. While the idea of designing forests, trees, domains and sites is enough to push some into early retirement, everybody else has to figure it all out. Here's where Howard Marks rides to the rescue. Marks has installed at least nine Active Directory sites -- always without the luxury of using a test lab. This founder and chief scientist of Networks Are Our Lives Inc., Hoboken, N.J., offers some tips for the baffled masses. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid33_gci836144,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: CommVault COMMVAULT GALAXY -- GRANULAR RESTORES OF AD ATTRIBUTES Want to protect your Active Directory attributes in case of corruption or inadvertent modification? Get the right data back quickly. CommVault Galaxy maintains a historical repository of data and offers remote, online, granular restore of any single Active Directory attribute. Seeing is believing. http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/sponsor_swdn ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LATEST TRENDS IN IT JOB SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS | Live Webcast Who: David Foote, President of research firm Foote Partners, Inc. When: Oct. 10 at 11:00 a.m. EDT (15:00 GMT) At this webcast you'll learn which IT certifications and job skills are showing the biggest increases and decreases in premium bonus pay and employer interest. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRUE IT BLOOPER # 68 -- IT WHITE LIES | Quick Hit IT pros have to bend the truth on occasion to get work done. In this case, users tried to outsmart the IT pro -- and lost data. Don't miss this latest excursion into the Blooper Zone. >> CLICK to read this article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci855069,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD REPLICATION | Best Web Links Replication redemption has arrived! These articles provide information that will help you weigh your alternatives and find tools to simplify replication tasks. >> CLICK here for the best replication links http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287625,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A PANASONIC DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER! | Tip Contest Have you solved a security problem lately with a helpful hint or tip? Share the wealth and submit it! This month's brand spanking new prize is (drum roll, please) a Panasonic RR-US320 IC Digital Voice Recorder. Read all our user submitted tips, rate the ones you like or submit your own here: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.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 and true IT bloopers. ___________________________________________________________________ DANA MCCURLEY, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your favorite Web sites and white papers. _____________________________________________________________________ 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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