Title: Administrator Tips
November 03, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com

Administrator Tips

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PsPasswd: A free password-changing utility
[Serdar Yegulalp]
Strong password policies are one of the many cornerstones of good administrative practice. That said, if an administrator is responsible for several dozen machines, all of which need to have a password rotated regularly, the process of manually providing new passwords for each machine can be tiresome. Check out this utility that makes password changes easier.

Microsoft boosts remote power of SMS
[SearchWin2000.com]
New feature packs for Systems Management Server target desktop operating system deployments and management of Windows-based mobile devices, respectively.

Offer Remote Assistance to LAN users
[Bob Fuller]
Remote Assistance, popularized by XP's Windows Messenger doesn't need a complex exchange or other SIP server to function. With minimal configuration to your domain systems, you can offer remote assistance to other LAN users. This user-submitted tip explains how.

Metabase Explorer for IIS 6.0
[Serdar Yegulalp]
Internet Information Server (IIS) uses an information store apart from the Registry, called the Metabase, to hold various IIS site and service settings. This tip has the info you need on how to work with the Metabase.

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