=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip February 24, 2004
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Deploying secure domain controllers - Part 1 - Active Directory security best practices - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Error when adding a server to a domain 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Article: NetPro tool tracks Active Directory changes - Featured Topic: Windows code leak? Who cares? - Opinion: Anatomy of an intellectual property theft - Tip Contest: The clock is ticking! Submit your tip today! ____________________________________________________________________ ******* SPONSORED BY: The Desktop Deployment Info Center ********* Visit the new 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. Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23 ____________________________________________________________________ DEPLOYING SECURE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS - PART 1 | James Michael Stewart To create a secure domain you have to start with a secure foundation. For Active Directory domain networks, that foundation is the domain controller. If your domain controllers are not secure, then your network is not secure. Likewise, if a domain controller is compromised, your entire network may be compromised as well. >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci951856,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY SECURITY BEST PRACTICES | James Michael Stewart As an IT administrator or a security officer in any organization, you should take steps to protect and sustain Active Directory from intentional and unintentional damage from authorized and unauthorized users. In any and all situations, layered security is the best method to use when planning and designing a security solution. >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci944954,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PASSWORD ERROR WHEN ADDING A SERVER TO A DOMAIN | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul, I am trying to dcpromo a server and add it to the domain. It fails after the Active Directory Installation Wizard Summary, giving the error 'managing the network session with \server.domain failed : logon failure : unknown usermane or bad password.' I am using an admin account with Enterprise rights and using the unc format [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can you help? >> CLICK to read Paul's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid572362_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 ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NETPRO TOOL TRACKS ACTIVE DIRECTORY CHANGES | Article New software announced this week by NetPro will act like a sleuth for Microsoft's Active Directory. It will solve the "whodunit" when changes are made. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci951813,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS CODE LEAK? WHO CARES? | Featured Topic SearchWin2000 members are voting 2-1 that the recent Windows source code leak is irrelevant to admins. Check out our recent survey and all the related news about Microsoft's shared source initiative. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci951178,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANATOMY OF AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT | Opinion A leak hasn't gained this much attention since the Titanic slipped beneath the waves. But don't look for the leak of Windows source code to sink Microsoft. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci951584,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE CLOCK IS TICKING! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest February is just about over -- did you submit a tip yet? 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