Windows Server Hacks

by Tulloch, Mitch

• ISBN13: 9780596006471
• ISBN10: 0596006470
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

System administrators looking for quick ways to solve a wide range of problems, and the means to tune their Windows server for better performance, are going to love this book. No matter which Windows server they use-NT, IIS, 2000 or 2003-Windows Server Hacks lets them go beyond standard administration policy and traditional techniques (found in most Windows Server handbooks) by offering the knowledge and experience of veteran system administrators and hackers who learned practical methods through trial and error. The book includes secrets of the masters in such areas as Active Directory, User Management, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP, File and Print, IIS, performance and security.

Author Biography

Mitch Tulloch is a trainer, consultant, and author living in Winnipeg, Canada. In addition to his Nutshell books for O'Reilly listed below, Mitch is also the author of the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking and Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security, both from Microsoft Press, and a string of best-selling books on IIS from Osborne/McGraw-Hill. If you're interested you can find out more about Mitch on his website www.mtit.com. In addition to his O'Reilly weblog, Mitch also maintains a "techblog" at mitchtulloch.blogspot.com containing random thoughts, ideas, suggestions, tips, and resources for network and system administrators.

Table of Contents

Credits	vii
Foreword	xvii
Preface	xix
General Administration	1	(61)
Use Run As to Perform Administrative Tasks	1	(6)
Drag and Drop to the Run Menu	7	(2)
Find and Replace Registry Keys from a Command line	9	(1)
Automatically Log On After Booting	10	(3)
Wait for and Optionally Terminate a Process	13	(8)
Shut Down a Remote Computer	21	(5)
Rename Mapped Drives	26	(1)
Execute a Command on Each Computer in a Domain	27	(4)
Add, Remove, or Retrieve Environment Variables	31	(3)
Extend Group Policy	34	(3)
Disable EFS	37	(2)
Get Event Log Information	39	(3)
Shortcut to Remote Assistance	42	(1)
Desktop Checker	43	(13)
Top Five Tools	56	(2)
myITforum.com	58	(4)
Active Directory	62	(26)
Retrieve the List of Old Domain Computer Accounts	62	(3)
Automate Creation of OU Structure	65	(4)
Modify All Objects in the OU	69	(1)
Delegate Control of an OU to a User	70	(2)
Send OU Information in Active Directory to an HTML Page	72	(3)
Display Active Directory Information	75	(2)
Store and Display Contact Information in Active Directory	77	(8)
Restore the Active Directory Icon in Windows XP	85	(3)
User Management	88	(23)
Search for Domain Users	88	(3)
Manage User Accounts in Active Directory	91	(2)
Get a List of Disabled Accounts	93	(2)
Get User Account Information	95	(2)
Check for Passwords that Never Expire	97	(2)
Enumerate Group Membership to a CSV File	99	(3)
Modify User Properties for All Users in a Particular OU	102	(1)
Check Group Membership and Map Drives in a Logon Script	103	(3)
Script Creation of a User's Home Directory and Permissions	106	(2)
Prevent Ordinary Users from Creating Local Accounts	108	(1)
Put a Logoff Icon on the Desktop	109	(2)
Networking Services	111	(27)
Manage Services on Remote Machines	111	(4)
Simplify DNS Aging and Scavenging	115	(5)
Troubleshoot DNS	120	(3)
Manually Recreate a Damaged WINS Database	123	(1)
Change WINS for All Enabled Adapters	124	(2)
Ensure DHCP Server Availability	126	(2)
Change a Network Adapter's IP Info	128	(1)
Change from Static IP to DHCP	129	(2)
Release and Renew IP Addresses	131	(1)
Use netsh to Change Configuration Settings	132	(1)
Remove Orphaned Network Cards	133	(2)
Implement Windows 2000 Network Load Balancing	135	(3)
File and Print	138	(26)
Map Network Drives	138	(2)
Determine Who Has A Particular File Open on the Network	140	(2)
Display a Directory Tree	142	(2)
Automate Printer Management	144	(2)
Set the Default Printer Based on Location	146	(1)
Add Printers Based on Name of Computer	147	(17)
IIS	164	(39)
Back Up the Metabase	164	(7)
Restore the Metabase	171	(2)
Map the Metabase	173	(7)
Metabase Hacks	180	(7)
Hide the Metabase	187	(2)
IIS Administration Scripts	189	(10)
Run Other Web Servers	199	(2)
IISFAQ	201	(2)
Deployment	203	(24)
Get Started with RIS	203	(5)
Customize RIS	208	(6)
Tune RIS	214	(2)
Customize SysPrep	216	(6)
Remove Windows Components from the Command Line	222	(2)
Unattended Installation of Windows Components	224	(1)
Easily Create a Network Boot Disk	225	(2)
Security	227	(37)
Fundamentals of a Virus-Free Network	227	(10)
Antivirus FAQ	237	(2)
Rename the Administrator and Guest Accounts	239	(2)
Get a List of Local Administrators	241	(1)
Find All Computers that Are Running a Service	242	(7)
Grant Administrative Access to a Domain Controller	249	(2)
Secure Backups	251	(5)
Find Computers with Automatic Iogon Enabled	256	(1)
Security FAQ	257	(3)
Microsoft Security Tools	260	(4)
Patch Management	264	(35)
Best Practices for Patch Management	264	(7)
Beginners Guide to Enterprise Patch Management	271	(4)
Patch-Management FAQ	275	(2)
Enumerate Installed Hotfixes	277	(2)
Apply Patches in the Correct Order	279	(1)
Windows Update FAQ	279	(3)
Obtain Updates via the Windows Update Catalog	282	(2)
Use Automatic Updates Effectively	284	(6)
Use Group Policy to Configure Automatic Updates	290	(3)
Automatic Updates FAQ	293	(1)
Software Update Services FAQ	294	(5)
Backup and Recovery	299	(50)
Collect Disaster Recovery Files	299	(4)
Back Up Individual Files from the Command Line	303	(3)
Back Up System State on Remote Machines	306	(3)
Back Up and Restore a Certificate Authority	309	(7)
Back Up EFS	316	(6)
Work with Shadow Copies	322	(9)
Back Up and Clear the Event Logs	331	(3)
Back Up the DFS Namespace	334	(2)
Recover with Automated System Recovery	336	(6)
Recovery Roadmap	342	(6)
Data Recovery of Last Resort	348	(1)
Index	349