=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip Oct. 15, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - HP-Quest Exchange 2000 security white paper http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6564,00.htm?freewhitepaper =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Manage how scripts run via GPO - Single forest vs. multi-forest Active Directory design - Ask Paul Hinsberg: What DC services go away in native mode? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: AD group policy and IntelliMirror - Live Webcast: Delegating authority in Active Directory - White Paper: AD with VPN and demand dial deployments - Tip Contest: Win a Panasonic digital voice recorder! ___________________________________________________________________ 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,,6564,00.htm?freewhitepaper ___________________________________________________________________ MANAGE HOW SCRIPTS RUN VIA GPO | by James Michael Stewart An earlier tip described the group policy object controls used to define the various scripts that are to be run on a system at startup or shutdown and for users at logon and logoff. This tip discusses the controls that manage how those scripts are actually executed. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci856610,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SINGLE FOREST VS. MULTI-FOREST AD DESIGN | by Meredith B. Derby If you can't see the forest for the trees in AD security, never fear. In this exclusive searchWindowsManageability.com interview, Aelita Software CEO Ratmir Timashev explains how the number of forests relates to Active Directory's security. Aelita worked with Microsoft to identify domain trust vulnerability. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci803579,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT DC SERVICES DISAPPEAR WITH AD NATIVE MODE? | by Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: What DC services disappear when AD native mode is activated? We are currently running in AD mixed mode. We want to move to AD native mode. But we have a concern that some DC services will no longer function when mixed mode is deactivated. We have been unable to find any documentation that details what disappears when we switch to AD native mode. Our concern is some applications will fail because a DC service is no longer available. >> CLICK to read Hinsberg's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid481483_tax285115,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD GROUP POLICY AND INTELLIMIRROR | Best Web Links These case studies and insider tips can help you fashion a winning group policy. They'll also unveil IntelliMirror's capabilities, including easing software distribution. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287659,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DELEGATING AUTHORITY IN ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Live Webcast Who: Douglas Paddock, MSCI, Louisville Technical Institute When: Nov. 12 at 1:00 p.m. EST (18:00 GMT) Microsoft has been trumpeting the ability to delegate authority to users or non-admins in AD. At this webcast, Paddock will discuss the issues involved with this and how to accomplish delegation. Pre-register here... http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/winmanwin2k/111202/index.asp?loc=01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD WITH VPN AND DEMAND DIAL DEPLOYMENTS | White Paper This guide describes several scenarios that show how a fictitious corporation with multiple domains over multiple sites configures replication of changes to Active Directory. To demonstrate an efficient AD replication topology over demand dial connections, this walkthrough focuses on three common demand dial scenarios: demand dial over modem, virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet and VPN over an ISP connection. >>Click here to access the white paper... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci856571,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A PANASONIC DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER! | Tip Contest Have you solved a Windows-related problem lately with a helpful hint or tip? 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