Mastering Active Directory^® for Windows Server^® 2008

by John A. Price; Brad Price; Scott Fenstermacher

• ISBN13: 9780470399187
• ISBN10: 047039918X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Find all the information you need to manage and maintain Active Directory in Mastering Active Directory for Windows Serverr 2008, an in-depth guide updated with over 300 pages of new material. Revised to address the new components, enhancements, and capabilities brought by Windows Server 2008 to the directory services, this book covers domain name system design, Active Directory forest and domain design, maintaining organizational units, managing group policy, implementing best practices, and more. Expect high-level coverage of the new version of Microsoft's powerful user authentication and authorization tool, fully updated for Windows Server 2008.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Active Directory Design

Active Directory Fundamentals

Domain Name System Design

Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Design

Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of AD DS

Flexible Single Master Operations Design

Active Directory Object Management

Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer

Maintaining Organizational Units

Managing Group Policy

Managing Active Directory Security

Active Directory Service Management

Managing Access with Active Directory Services

Managing Active Directory Rights Management Services

Managing Active Directory Certificate Services

Managing the Flexible Single Master Operations Roles

Maintaining the Active Directory Database

Active Directory Best Practices and Troubleshooting

Microsoft's Troubleshooting Methodology for Active Directory

Troubleshooting Problems Related to Network Infrastructure

Troubleshooting Problems Related to the Active Directory Database

Streamlining Management with Scripts

ADSI Primer

Active Directory Scripts

Monitoring Active Directory

Managing Active Directory with PowerShell

The Bottom Line

Index

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