Windows .NET Server 2003 Domains & Active Directory

Aleksey Tchekmarev, A-List Publishing

ISBN:1931769001, Edition: , 2002-08-01

Price: $39.95

• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Domains & Active Directory
• Introduction
• Part I: Active Directory Fundamentals and Standards
  • Chapter 1: LDAP Basics
    • Informational Model
    • Naming Model
    • Functional Model
    • Security Model
    • LDAP Ports
  • Chapter 2: Active Directory Terminology and Concepts
    • New Active Directory Features on Windows .NET Servers
    • Renaming Domains
    • Renaming Domain Controllers
    • Windows Time Service
  • Chapter 3: Domain Name System (DNS) as Main Naming Service
    • What Active Directory Requires from the DNS Service
    • Microsoft DNS Server Features
    • DNS Records Registered by Active Directory Domain Controllers
• Part II: Deploying Active Directory Domains
  • Chapter 4: Windows .NET DNS Server
    • Prerequisites
    • Installing a Microsoft DNS Server
    • Configuring Zones
    • Configuring Windows 2000/.NET DNS Server for Use with Legacy DNS
    • Verifying the DNS Service
    • Setting the DNS Suffix
  • Chapter 5: Installing Active Directory
    • Installing Domain Controllers
    • Deleting a Domain Controller
    • Unattended Installing and Removing of Active Directory
    • Adding Domain Client Computers
    • Adding a Windows NT 4.0 BDC to a Windows 2000/.NET Domain
    • Raising Functional Levels. Switching to Native Mode
    • Establishing Domain Trusts
  • Chapter 6: Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Domains
    • Replication Issues
    • Some General Troubleshooting Tips
• Part III: Administering Active Directory
  • Chapter 7: Domain Manipulation Tools
    • Common Topics
    • Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in
    • Active Directory Sites and Services Snap-in
    • Active Directory Domains and Trusts Snap-in
    • ADSI Edit Snap-in
    • Active Directory Schema Manager Snap-in
    • Installation
    • Group Policy Object Editor Snap-in
  • Chapter 8: Common Administrative Tasks
    • Remote Administration
    • Querying Active Directory
    • Modifying Directory Objects. Export and Import
    • Publishing Folders and Printers
    • Managing FSMO Roles in the Forest
    • Refreshing Group Policy
    • Triggering Replication
    • Delegating Administrative Control
    • Auditing Access to Active Directory Objects
    • Recovering Active Directory
• Part IV: Using System Utilities and Support Tools
  • Chapter 9: General Characteristics and Purpose of System Tools
    • Where Can You Find All These Tools?
    • Classification by Purpose
    • Description of the Selected Tools
  • Chapter 10: Diagnosing and Maintaining Domain Controllers
    • Active Directory Diagnostic Tool (NTDSutil.exe) (Sys)
  • Chapter 11: Verifying Network and Distributed Services
    • NLTest (NLtest.exe) (ST)
    • Network Connectivity Tester (NetDiag.exe) (ST)
    • RPC Ping: RPC Connectivity Verification Tool (RK)
    • NTFRSutl.exe (RK)
    • Directory Services Utility (DsaStat.exe) (ST)
    • Replication Diagnostics Tool (RepAdmin.exe) (ST)
    • Active Directory Replication Monitor (ReplMon.exe) (ST)
  • Chapter 12: Manipulating Active Directory Objects
    • Browsing and Editing Active Directory Objects
    • Windows .NET Search and Modification Tools
    • Importing and Exporting Modifying Directory Objects
    • Windows Domain Manager (NetDom.exe) (ST)
  • Chapter 13: Migration and Directory Reorganization Tools
    • Adventures of the ObjectSID Attribute
    • Active Directory Object Manager (MoveTree.exe) (ST)
    • Cloning Security Principals (ClonePrincipal) (ST)
    • Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT)
  • Chapter 14: Security Tools
    • ACL Diagnostics (ACLDiag.exe) (ST)
    • DsACLs (DsACLs.exe) (ST)
    • Kerberos Tray (KerbTray.exe) (RK)
    • Kerberos List (KList.exe) (RK)
  • Chapter 15: Group Policy Tools
    • Group Policy Verification Tool (GPOTool.exe) (RK)
    • Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)
• Part V: Program Access to Active Directory
  • Chapter 16: Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI)
    • Windows Script Host (WSH)
    • Informal View on the ADSI Architecture
    • Basic ADSI Programming
    • Active Directory Schema
    • IADsTools ActiveX DLL
    • Using Visual Basic and VBScript
  • Chapter 17: Scripting Administrative Tasks
    • Object Names Used in This Chapter
    • Reading Information from Active Directory
    • Searching Active Directory for Objects
    • Manipulating User Objects
    • Manipulating Groups
    • Creating Multiple Objects
    • Reconstructing an Object Tree
    • Designating a Global Catalog Server
    • How Can the User Find an FSMO Master?
    • Using IADsTools
    • Manipulating Security Descriptors
    • Using WMI via LDAP
    • Extending the Schema
• part VI: Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Web Links
    • Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI)
    • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
    • VBScript
    • Windows Script Host (WSH)
  • Appendix B: AD Attributes and Registry Settings Affecting Active Directory Operations
    • Replication Issues
  • Appendix C: ADSI Interfaces Supported by the LDAP and WinNT Providers
  • Appendix D: IADsTools Functions
• Glossary
• Index
  • Index A
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  • Index C
  • Index D
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• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Listings