=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip Nov. 13, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Depend on your back-office? Mind your Events. Free Download http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,7441,00.htm?freetrialdownload =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Restore the remote storage service database - Use the Win2k recovery console to recover NT4 - A simple audit trail tool - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I add groups to an account pre-logon? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Admin Know-IT-all Quiz #11: A peculiar privilege - Webcast Today: SQL Server security best practices - Quick Hit: Oops! True IT blooper #76 -- Misunderstood IT pro - Tip Contest: New month, big prize! The tip contest is now live! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Prism FREE TRIAL DOWNLOAD - EventTracker for Windows Need a RELIABLE and EASILY DEPLOYED enterprise class solution for real-time event log management and analysis? Show your ROI rapidly with EventTracker -- a complete PRACTICAL solution for REAL-TIME monitoring of your NT/2K/XP event logs, SYSLOGs and SNMP traps! Stay on top of security alerts and server health. Ideal for warehousing event data for audit compliance. Ensure business continuity, be in the know, get PEACE of mind. >> Click here for a free trial download! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,7441,00.htm?freetrialdownload ____________________________________________________________________ RESTORE THE REMOTE STORAGE SERVICE DATABASE | by Serdar Yegulalp The Remote Storage Service database contains information about remotely stored data. If you are setting up an entirely new Windows 2000 installation, and you want remotely stored data to be available on the new system, you must restore the Remote Storage Service database on the new machine. Migrating or cloning systems will bring the database over automatically, so you don't need to do this on a migrated machine. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci862781,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USE THE WIN2K RECOVERY CONSOLE TO RECOVER NT4 | by David Savoie Windows 2000 comes with a recovery console, accessible by booting from the CD and then selecting the recovery options. What you may not be aware of, is that this tool can be used to fix NT 4.0 installations. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci862874,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A SIMPLE AUDIT TRAIL TOOL | by Carol Miller If you've ever been subject to an Information Systems audit, you know that you're in for a never-ending series of questions -- Why did you modify a certain machine? What settings were established before you changed them? Did you run diagnostics? Did you keep a record of them? >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci862924,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I ADD GROUPS TO AN ACCOUNT PRE-LOGON? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I want every computer that has network access to add certain groups to a computer's local admin account before the user logs on. Do you know how this can be done? >> CLICK here for Jerry Honeycutt's Expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid499402_tax293054,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A PECULIAR PRIVILEGE | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #11 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Protected Storage information in the registry can become corrupt. This results in some peculiar behaviors that seem to have no obvious cause, such as: a. Scheduled Tasks do not run correctly b. POP3 passwords in Outlook and other mail clients are not retained c. The Protected Storage Service is no longer running d. All of the above e. Playing "I Love a Parade" on every keystroke >> CLICK for the correct answer and how to repair the problem... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci862942,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SQL SERVER SECURITY BEST PRACTICES | Webcast Today Who: James Hamilton, SQL Server Architect When: Today, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. EST (18:00 GMT) Tune in today to hear Microsoft's SQL Server security architect James Hamilton and security guru Girish Chander share best practices for locking down your SQL Server database. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #76: MISUNDERSTOOD IT PRO | Quick Hit The value of clear and precise communication is no less important in the careers of IT pros. In this excursion into Blooperton, an end user misinterprets over-the-phone instructions and obliterates a valuable 5 1/4-inch floppy. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci862761,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, BIG PRIZE! THE TIP CONTEST IS NOW LIVE! | Tip Contest My kingdom for some more Windows related tips! Too much is never enough, so keep them coming. -- a Xircom wireless Ethernet access point lies in the balance. Rack your brain and share your know-how with some fellow users. 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