=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip March 4, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Free Win2000 white papers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Avoiding Active Directory disasters - Principles in AD infrastructure design - Using security principles - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Can MS migration tools help me move to AD? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000.com Survey: Does MS make the grade? - Oops! True IT blooper #77: Pain in the password - Know-IT-All Quiz #24: Damaged goods - Tip Contest: Congratulations to our February tip winners! ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: SearchWin2000.com white papers Download the key papers you need today to make better-informed decisions. Targeted categories include: Windows security, Active Directory, client and desktop administration, Exchange and messaging --and more. Click here to browse the SearchWin2000.com white papers section: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ AVOIDING ACTIVE DIRECTORY DISASTERS | by Dana McCurley Ah, the joys of Active Directory. First there's the design and planning of it. Then the fun, fun migration. Then you actually get to use it. Fear not -- we've collected the most helpful links for you to make your AD run smoothly. >>Click here for the Featured Topic: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci879864,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRINCIPLES IN AD INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN | by James Michael Stewart When you're laying out your Active Directory design, you have to have some principles in mind, if you want your design to be as efficient as possible. In this tip we discuss several considerations that you need to know to avoid mistakes, and to keep from limiting the design you finally come up with. >>Click here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci883364,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING SECURITY PRINCIPLES | by James Michael Stewart A security principle is a fixed account defined and managed automatically by Active Directory? Your only access to these entities is to assign or restrict access for them on objects. Read this tip for a list of the principles and how to use them. >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci842447,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/286434 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN MS MIGRATION TOOLS HELP ME MOVE TO AD? | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: Can the Microsoft migration tools be used to migrate to Active Directory from a NetWare 5.1 eDirectory environment when using Account Manager (NDS4NT) to administrate my NT4 domains? I directory-enabled NT before AD was even around. I am thinking yes, if I treat it as a pure NetWare migration. The big treat will be the passwords -- essential treat would be file security settings. >>Click here for Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid516747_tax285115,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOES MICROSOFT MAKE THE GRADE? | SearchWin2000.com Survey Has Redmond addressed your security concerns over the past 12 months? Is your company looking more seriously at Linux as an alternative to Windows on the server? What benefits do you see from Active Directory? Is the product upgrade cycle more or less rational than it was one year ago? Take this 10-minute survey and help us prepare Microsoft's report card for 2003. http://www.insightexpress.com/s/Sear53580 >>Read last year's report card: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci820712,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PAIN IN THE PASSWORD | Oops! True IT blooper #77 It's a delicate line that network administrators walk as they try to secure their networks without implementing over-the-top security measures. Passwords are vital and a relatively simple solution, but only if users remember to utilize them. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci862956,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/292236 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DAMAGED GOODS | Know-IT-All Quiz #24 There are pitfalls to using group policy objects that may not be obvious. One of the errors that can be logged on workstations that have GPOs applied to them unsuccessfully is Event ID 1000. This error is notoriously vague, but the most common reason is: a. The history key in the registry has been deleted b. A registry entry has incorrect permissions applied to it c. Missing or damaged registry entries d. Both b and c e. The FCC has removed an offensive registry entry >>Click for the correct answer: http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci882632,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FEBRUARY TIP WINNERS | Tip Contest Congratulations to February's tip contest winners! >>1st place: Jim Ruby What's blocking your %PATH%? http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci880755,00.html >>2nd place: Douglas Drewry Increase memory with Physical Address Extension http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci878524,00.html >>3rd place: Mark Bagley Changing attributes to an object: Last writes don't always win http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci879519,00.html >>Get into the game for March -- a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate is up for grabs! Submit your tip here: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz877926_cts877927,00.html P.S. 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