=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip Oct. 21, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Bulletproof your Windows network! AD guru Mar-Elia instructs http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20030,00.htm?track=NL-23&questsoftware - Free download: Point & Click OS, Patch & S.Pack Deployment Mgmt. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20031,00.htm?track=NL-23&autoprof =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - View your Kerberos tickets - Fixing mismatched Active Directory accounts - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Changing hardware without wrecking AD 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Learning Guide: Planning and designing your Active Directory - Linux Speak: Can you name the Microsoft partner? - Salary Survey: Are you paid what you're worth? - Tip Contest: The clock is ticking! Submit your tip today! ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: Quest Software******************* FREE WHITE PAPER! You've implemented AD and you want to take advantage of Group Policy, but its complexity is discouraging. Don't spend the next year testing GPOs and learning from your mistakes! Download "Bulletproof Your Windows Network with Group Policy" by renowned Windows/AD author Darren Mar-Elia. Put our Group Policy best practices to work for you! Download it TODAY: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20030,00.htm?track=NL-23&questsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ VIEW YOUR KERBEROS TICKETS | by James Michael Stewart If you are having difficulties with Kerberos, if you suspect something isn't working right, if you want to ensure that you are using Kerberos for authentication protection, or if you are just curious about the contents of your active tickets, then KerbTray is for you. Find out more about this tool here. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci932695,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FIXING MISMATCHED AD ACCOUNTS | by Randy Brown If you run an Exchange 2000 Server in a mixed mode environment (meaning you still have Exchange 5.x servers hanging around), you are likely to run into the problem of mismatched accounts at some point. A mismatched account happens when an Exchange 5.x mailbox gets 'tied' to an incorrect Active Directory account. Here are instructions on how to correct the mismatched account. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci930831,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHANGING HARDWARE WITHOUT WRECKING AD STRUCTURE | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: Our existing Windows 2000 primary domain controller is getting old, and we want to replace it with completely new hardware. The old hardware is using SCSI disks and MS software mirror (disk manager) for both the system and data disks. The new hardware will use SCSI and hardware RAID 1 for the system disk and hardware RAID 5 for the data disk. What is the best way to move over to the new hardware without wrecking the Active Directory structure? >> CLICK for Paul Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid554217_tax285115,00.html?track=NL-23 Want more tips like this last 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?track=NL-23&&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY: Profile Maker 8********************** Profile Maker 8: Point & Click Windows Deployment Management Manage Windows deployments and security, including OS upgrades, service pack and software patch installs, and desktop, Office, Outlook, and IE settings. Manage all of the above with over 25 filters to ensure the right desktops and users get the right software and settings. Do it all at logon/logoff without the deployment of extra servers across your enterprise and without scripting. Click here to download free a trial: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20031,00.htm?track=NL-23&autoprof ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PLANNING AND DESIGNING YOUR ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Learning Guide SearchWin2000.com's new Active Directory Learning Guide will bring you up to speed quickly on this important Windows technology. The guide is comprised of a mix of definitions, tips, hints, Ask the Expert answers, technical articles, featured topics and webcasts, all divided into five user-friendly sections: AD basics, planning, migration, deployment and resources. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci916094,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN YOU NAME THE MICROSOFT PARTNER? | Linux Speak What Microsoft partner said the following: "There's a big question out there right now: 'What's the installed base of NT users going to do?' In the next 12 to 24 months, we think more migrations (to Linux) are going to be happening. That's because Linux has caused everyone to rethink the core economics of the data center. ... Linux is the train that's coming." Think you know the answer? Click here find out: http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci929981,00.html?track=NL-23 Want to get on the Linux train? Get started with these links: Linux basics for Windows pros http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci901452,00.html?track=NL-23&&&&Offer=elxlgpmo Linux migration crash course http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid39_gci929269,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ARE YOU PAID WHAT YOU'RE WORTH? | Salary Survey What's the average salary for a Windows admin? How does experience and the lackluster economy factor into your compensation package? The editors at SearchWin2000.com editors want to know -- and now you can tell us. Take our exclusive SearchWin2000.com salary survey. We'll crunch the numbers and report the results in an upcoming feature. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/salarySurveySkill/1,293986,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE CLOCK IS TICKING! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip contests? Well, October is more than half over, so get your Windows-related tips submitted now for a crack at this month's super duper contest prize: a Creative Labs MuVo NX 128MB MP3 player and voice recorder! You've got to play to win! 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