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Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Free Win2k white papers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Understand Kerberos in Active Directory - Keep local profiles when joining an AD domain - Experts' top five: Active Directory migration tips - Ask James Michael Stewart: How to change settings in domain GPO? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: What's up with certification? - Exclusive Article: Securing multi-forest AD implementations - Webcast: The Terminal Services report card - Chapter Download: Top 20 XP headaches - Tip Contest: Win a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate! ___________________________________________________________________ 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 access the free SearchWin2000.com white papers section: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ UNDERSTAND KERBEROS IN ACTIVE DIRECTORY | by James Michael Stewart Do you know the role that Kerberos plays in the trusts between domains and forests in the Active Directory scheme of things? If you want to be most effective in administering your Active Directory infrastructure, you should understand this relationship. >>Click here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci884694,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KEEP LOCAL PROFILES WHEN JOINING AN AD DOMAIN | by Kevin Crandall This Hall of Fame member-submitted tip describes two methods to preserve a highly customized Win2k local profile after joining a domain. >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci872479,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/286434 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXPERTS' TOP FIVE: AD MIGRATION TIPS | by Matthew DeBellis Patience and humility, always good qualities, are a must when it comes to AD, which is notoriously unforgiving, our experts say. In this story, they provide AD tips that are bound to save IT pros time and aspirin. >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci874227,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO CHANGE SETTINGS IN DOMAIN GPO? | Ask James Michael Stewart Dear Michael: If one wants to change some of the policy settings in the domain group policy object (GPO), one should not change the default domain GPO, but rather generate a new domain GPO and position it above the default domain GPO on the Policy Properties page via up/down. Does the new domain GPO assume all the settings of the default GPO as a base, plus any GPO changes that one would apply? >>Click here for Stewart's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid497675_tax285114,00.html Want more tips like this one? 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Find out how to secure AD from the get-go. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci840560,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE TERMINAL SERVICES REPORT CARD | Webcast Since NT4, Terminal Services have been ingrained into the Windows server operating system -- but will the launch of Windows Server 2003 alter their role? Listen as our expert shares her predictions in this webcast. http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/Win2kWinman/022103/index.asp?loc=01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 20 XP HEADACHES | Chapter Download "Windows XP Headaches" is a great resource for fast and effective XP troubleshooting. 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