Active Directory Tip: Improving the default domain GPOs

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April 13, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Active Directory Tip Issue Sponsored By: Free Trial Offer: Better performance, response time and control with TScale IN THIS ISSUE: Improving the default domain GPOs Office 2003, AD and SharePoint Services Establishing secure Active Directory boundaries Microsoft Report Card on Active Directory Tip Contest: Win a Rio S35S Sport digital audio player! Ask Jeremy Moskowitz: Are group policies cumulative? Improving the default domain GPOs [James Michael Stewart] When Windows Server 2003 is used to establish an Active Directory based network, there are two default GPOs -- the default domain GPO and the default domain controller GPO. These GPOs are configured to provide a basic minimal level of security for your domain network and its domain controllers. However, there are several ways to improve upon the default settings in these two GPOs. Read this tip to find out how. Are your terminal servers operating at peak performance? Or do users suffer from system sluggishness and poor response time due to CPU spikes, runaway (rogue) applications and un-optimized applications? Gain control with TScale for better response times and increased capacity! Click here for your free 30-day trial! Office 2003, AD and SharePoint Services [James Michael Stewart] When Office 2003 is used in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment it can improve worker collaboration and individual productivity through the use of shared workspaces. Shared workspaces created through Office 2003 rely upon the Windows SharePoint Services hosted on Windows Server 2003 systems. Establishing secure Active Directory boundaries [James Michael Stewart] Creating trusts between two forests raises two security concerns: SID spoofing for privilege escalation and rogue administrators. This tip explains how you can prevent such attacks. Microsoft Report Card on Active Directory [SearchWin2000.com editors] What are the biggest benefits of Active Directory? Is it desktop management, network security or the ability to upgrade to a newer version of Exchange? Find out what your peers think on this, and other flagship Microsoft products and critical support issues. Does Microsoft make the grade? Take this 10-minute survey and help the editors at SeachWin2000.com find out. Tip Contest: Win a Rio S35S Sport digital audio player! [SearchWin2000.com editors] Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip gauntlets? Start fresh in April and get your Windows-related IT tips submitted early for a crack at this month's awesome prize: a Rio S35S Sport digital audio player! NEWS: Microsoft content chief rounds up security info Just about all of the content on Microsoft's Web site emanates from the organization led by Rich Kaplan, corporate vice president of content delivery. The group also oversees materials used in Microsoft's certification and e-learning programs. In an interview with SearchWin2000.com, Kaplan talked about what's new with TechNet, security certifications and e-learning. TOPICS: Windows management: Assessing the options Look for a new MOM, SMS service and feature packs and "lite" versions of both platforms in the coming months. Plus the ever-popular, still-free Software Update Services (now WUS). ASK THE EXPERTS: Ask Jeremy Moskowitz: Are group policies cumulative? Dear Jeremy, Are group policies cumulative? If a GP is assigned to the domain and then a separate GP is assigned to an OU, do features of the domain GP filter down to the OU and apply with features set in the OU GP as long as they don't conflict? I thought that if a GP was assigned to an OU its features would overwrite any features set by a GP assigned to a level above. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Administrator Tips Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Active Directory Tip": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-23&ad=480294 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494