=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip November 4, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Need help managing your AD environment? Free software: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20761,00.htm?track=NL-23&ecora - Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Replication failing? Check the topology - Force domain changes - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Defining a DN attribute manually 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Tip Contest: New month, new prize! Win a CD/MP3 player! - Learning Guide: Managing your Active Directory - Featured Topic: Reader's Choice -- Your favorite IT Web sites - White Paper: Active Directory replication over firewalls ____________________________________________________________________ ********************SPONSORED BY: Ecora**************************** How are you managing changes in your Active Directory environment? If this is proving to be a difficult task, Ecora can help. Ecora's Active Directory module, part of its Enterprise Auditor 3.0 suite, delivers an automated solution to proactively manage and control changes. With dozens of "out-of-the-box" AD specific reports, Ecora simply saves you time and enables you to better manage your environment. Free download: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20761,00.htm?track=NL-23&ecora ____________________________________________________________________ REPLICATION FAILING? CHECK THE TOPOLOGY | By James Michael Stewart Active Directory replication should occur automatically. When it doesn't the best solution isn't just to force a replication, but to check out the topology. If the replication topology has become unstable or misconfigured, it needs to be corrected before initiating a manual replication procedure. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci934810,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FORCE DOMAIN CHANGES | By Tim Fenner If you make a change to your Active Directory domain, such as deleting a computer/user account, you don't have to wait for Active Directory's replication schedule to occur before having that change replicate to all of your other domain controllers. Find out what you can do to force the replication to occur. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci914612,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEFINING A DN ATTRIBUTE MANUALLY | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: How can I copy non-AD users from a Windows 2000 server to Active Directory on another Windows 2000 server? I have exported the users on the original Windows 2000 server to a .csv file, but when using csvde.exe on the Active Directory server, it says the DN Attribute is not defined. Can I define it manually? If so, how? >> CLICK for Paul Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid557262_tax285115,00.html?track=NL-23 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?track=NL-23&&&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ *********SPONSORED BY: The Desktop Deployment Info Center********** Visit the Desktop Deployment Info Center on SearchWin2000.com! You'll find tips, webcasts, expert advice and other key resources focused on all aspects of managing Windows desktops -- direct from SearchWin2000.com and Microsoft. Topics covered include desktop deployment and migration strategies, performance, disk management, hardware administration, application management, security -- and much more. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23 ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, NEW PRIZE! WIN A CD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip gauntlets? Have you submitted previously, only to get a less than stellar rating? Start fresh in November and get your Windows related IT tips submitted early for a crack at this month's super duper contest prize: An iRiver SlimX iMP-350 CD/MP3 player! >> CLICK here to submit and read more about this month's prize: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid1_tax5e1,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MANAGING YOUR ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Learning Guide So, you've designed, tested and rolled out Active Directory. Now what? To help you get the most out of AD's features and services, we've created a guide containing expert advice on administration and replication, securing AD, tools and techniques, DNS tips and tricks, group policy and additional resources such as Webcasts and Featured Topics. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci917480,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= READERS CHOICE: YOUR FAVORITE IT WEB SITES | Featured Topic Some of you thought we had left out some key sites in our recent 'Top 10 sites for Windows admins' Featured Topic. So here's round two: fifteen additional sites you consider must-haves. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci934213,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY REPLICATION OVER FIREWALLS | White Paper Firewalls present two difficulties when deploying a distributed Active Directory, directory service architecture: 1) initially promoting a server to a domain controller; 2) replicating traffic between domain controllers. This white paper explains how you can get replication to function properly in environments where a directory forest is distributed among internal and external networks. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci827634,00.html?track=NL-23 ___________________________________________________________________ SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free SearchWin2000.com's security administration free biweekly newsletter draws off the knowledge of experienced users, authors and other experts to provide IT professionals the tips and guidance they need to effectively secure their networks. >> CLICK here to auto-activate your subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23&&cid=&em=&tid=136&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Senior Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CATHERINE KETCHER, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your IT bloopers and original articles. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. ____________________________________________________________________ WILL HURWITZ, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your favorite Web sites and white papers. ____________________________________________________________________ VANDANA SHARMA, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips and true IT bloopers. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ KEVIN NOLAN (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-23 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. 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