=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip August 26, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - The 10 Reports Every AD Administrator Lives For http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17391,00.htm?netiq - Product and Vendor Guide: Systems Management http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/search/browse/1323/1323.jsp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Don't scrap those member servers - Missing domain controller policy - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Can I set up a Linux server with AD? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Secrets of desktop deployment - Best Web Links: Active Directory - Chapter Download: Group policies - Tip Contest: Down to the wire! Last chance to win! ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: NetIQ The 10 Reports Every AD Administrator Lives For Need to get more value out of Active Directory with less effort? Get The 10 Reports Every AD Administrator Lives For from NetIQ. This FREE guide is a must-have for any AD administrator. You'll learn how to more effectively and efficiently manage Active Directory. >> Download it today: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17391,00.htm?netiq ___________________________________________________________________ DON'T SCRAP THOSE MEMBER SERVERS | by James Michael Stewart Member servers are systems that host a network application or service for use by the other members of the domain. They can act as hosts for file and print services, remote access services, terminal services, DNS, WINS, DHCP, firewalls, proxies, interoperability gateways and much more. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci920953,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MISSING DOMAIN CONTROLLER POLICY | by Chris McNally If your default domain controller policy is corrupt or missing, it can be recreated fairly easily using a readily available Microsoft script. Learn more about the process by reading this helpful user-submitted tip. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci920943,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I SET UP A LINUX SERVER WITH AD? | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: As a class project we are trying to set up a Linux DNS server, but we are having trouble doing so. We have been looking on the Internet at different sites trying to find information, but we continue to get nowhere. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. >> CLICK here for Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid537797_tax285115,00.html Want more tips like these last two? 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 ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: SearchWin2000.com Product and Vendor Guide Browse products and vendors in the Systems Management category of the SearchWin2000.com Product and Vendor Guide. You'll find solutions related to disaster recovery, enterprise systems management, remote administration, clustering and more. http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/search/browse/1323/1323.jsp ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECRETS OF DESKTOP DEPLOYMENT | Featured Topic >From Windows 9x to XP, we have answers to your most pressing desktop questions. Load up on desktop solutions from our tips, expert responses, articles and online resources. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci920393,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Best Web Links The network is the basis of the business workplace. Sort out general networking issues and questions about Active Directory with the information and advice in this comprehensive and frequently updated category. >> CLICK for the Best Web Links on Active Directory: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax550,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GROUP POLICIES | Chapter Download Windows Server 2003 offers extensive control over system configuration and user environments through a feature called group policy. The first section of this chapter reviews the concept of group policies; the second provides a number of implementation examples and the third explores the underlying concepts of Microsoft's IntelliMirror. >> CLICK for this week's chapter download... http://www.searchwin2000.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci920429,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOWN TO THE WIRE! LAST CHANCE TO WIN! | Tip Contest Time is running out! 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