=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip Nov. 12, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - How healthy is your Exchange system? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,7356,00.htm?exchangehealthcheck =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Manage disk quotas with GPOs - Upgrading an NT4 PDC server to a Win2k server - Active Directory: Designing made simple 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast Today: Delegating authority in Active Directory - Migration and AD Forum Thread: Certificate server in Win2k - White Papers: Active Directory administration and management - Tip Contest: New prize! The tip contest is now live! ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Quest Software Get an expert opinion on the health of your Exchange system. Whether you're an Exchange administrator or a CIO, you need to make better decisions and solve Exchange problems faster. Until December 31, Quest Software is offering the Exchange Health Check, a free analysis and consultation, to help put you on the road to Exchange fitness! Learn more & register today for your Health Check! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,7356,00.htm?exchangehealthcheck ___________________________________________________________________ MANAGE DISK QUOTAS WITH GPOs | by James Michael Stewart To maintain your servers and workstations, you have to control the amount of drive space users can consume. Users need enough space to do their work, but giving them too much space can encourage users to fill it with inappropriate files (such as games, music, movies, etc.). You can use a GPO to control disk space quotas across the network on Windows 2000, XP and .NET systems. The disk-quota controls are in the computer configuration section of the GPO in the administrative templates/system/disk quotas folder. The six controls there manage disk usage restrictions throughout your Active Directory environment. >>Click here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci862506,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UPGRADING AN NT4 PDC SERVER TO A WIN2K SERVER | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: I need to upgrade my Windows NT 4.0 PDC server to a Windows 2000 server, so I can set up another Win2k server as a BDC. I have two other NT 4.0 servers that also act as BDCs. My question is twofold: 1. Should I upgrade the PDC to Win2k server, or do a fresh install? 2. Will the NT server BDCs have any problems with authentication and replication? >>Click here for Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid476395_tax285115,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY: DESIGNING MADE SIMPLE | by T.A. Fen Windows administrators should plan out their Active Directory structure prior to implementing an upgrade or install of a Windows 2000 domain. How difficult or intricate should you get when creating your forest, trees, domain and finally organizational units (OUs)? >>Click here to read the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci836924,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DELEGATING AUTHORITY IN ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Webcast Today Who: Douglas Paddock, MCI, Louisville Tech. Institute When: Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. EST (18:00 GMT) Microsoft has been trumpeting the ability to delegate authority to users or non-admins in AD. This afternoon, AD expert Douglas Paddock will discuss the issues involved with this and how to accomplish delegation. >>Click here to attend: http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/winmanwin2k/111202/index.asp?loc=01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CERTIFICATE SERVER IN WINDOWS 2000 | Migration and AD Forum Thread "Smbcwireless" writes: Would I be able, being the administrator, to request certificates for each user and have Active Directory automatically download the key to the corresponding user as they log in? If so, how do I do it? >>Click here to help "Smbcwireless": http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?msgInContext@;133.R4RQarw3tgm.3@.ee83d6a/377!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | White Papers White papers, get your white papers! Come visit our AD white paper section to find what you need to know about Active Directory admin and management. From basic security issues to time synchronization to managing large-scale AD deployments, this category has what you need. More papers are being added, so check back frequently. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapersByCategory/0,293837,sid1_tax292312_idx0_off10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW PRIZE! THE TIP CONTEST IS NOW LIVE! | Tip Contest Tip submissions could be better, kids. 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