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- Table of Contents
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Preface
- Part I
- + A Brief Introduction
- + Active Directory Fundamentals
- + Naming Contexts and Application Partitions
- + Active Directory Schema
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Site Topology and Replication
- + Active Directory and DNS
- + Profiles and Group Policy Primer
- Part II
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Designing the Namespace
- The Complexities of a Design
- Where to Start
- Overview of the Design Process
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Domain Namespace Design
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Design of the Internal Domain Structure
- Other Design Considerations
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Design Examples
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TwoSiteCorp
- Step 1: Set the number of domains
- Step 2: Design and name the tree structure
- Step 3: Design the workstation and server-naming scheme
- Step 4: Design the hierarchy of Organizational Units
- Step 5: Design the users and groups
- Step 6: Design the Global Catalog
- Step 7: Design the application partition structure
- Recap
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RetailCorp
- Step 1: Identify the number of domains
- Step 2: Design and name the tree structure
- Step 3: Design the workstation and server-naming scheme
- Step 4: Design the hierarchy of Organizational Units
- Step 5: Design the users and groups
- Step 6: Design the Global Catalog
- Step 7: Design the application partition structure
- Recap
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PetroCorp
- Step 1: Set the number of domains
- Step 2: Design and name the tree structure
- Step 3: Design the workstation and server-naming scheme
- Step 4: Design the hierarchy of Organizational Units
- Step 5: Design the users and groups
- Step 6: Design the Global Catalog
- Step 7: Design the application partition structure
- Recap
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TwoSiteCorp
- + Designing for the Real World
- Summary
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Creating a Site Topology
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Intrasite and Intersite Topologies
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Designing Sites and Links for Replication
- Step 1: Gather Background Data for Your Network
- Step 2: Design the Sites
- + Step 3: Design the Domain Controller Locations
- Step 4: Plan Intrasite Replication
- Step 5: Decide How You Will Use the KCC to Your Advantage
- Step 6: Create Site Links for Low-Cost, Well-Connected Links
- Step 7: Create Site Links for Medium-Cost Links
- Step 8: Create Site Links for High-Cost Links
- Step 9: Create Site Link Bridges
- Step 10: Design the Replication Schedule
- + Examples
- Additional Resources
- Summary
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Intrasite and Intersite Topologies
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Designing Organization-Wide Group Policies
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How GPOs Work
- How GPOs Are Stored in Active Directory
- How GPOs Are Used in Active Directory
- Prioritizing the Application of Multiple Policies
- Standard GPO Inheritance Rules in Organizational Units
- + Blocking Inheritance and Overriding the Block in Organizational Unit GPOs
- When Policies Apply
- Local Group Policy Objects
- How Existing Windows NT 4.0 System Policies Affect GPO Processing
- When to Use Windows NT System Policies
- + Combating Slowdown Due to GPOs
- The Power of Access Control Lists on Group Policy Objects
- Loopback Merge Mode and Loopback Replace Mode
- WMI Filtering in Windows Server 2003
- How GPOs Work Across RAS and Slow Links
- Summary of Policy Options
- + Managing Group Policies
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Using GPOs to Help Design the Organizational Unit Structure
- + Debugging Group Policies
- Summary
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How GPOs Work
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Active Directory Security: Permissions and Auditing
- + Permission Basics
- + Using the GUI to Examine Permissions
- Using the GUI to Examine Auditing
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Designing Permission Schemes
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The Five Golden Rules of Permissions Design
- Rule 1: Apply permissions to groups whenever possible
- Rule 2: Design group permissions so that you have minimum duplication
- Rule 3: Manage Advanced permissions only when absolutely necessary
- Rule 4: Allow inheritance; do not protect sections of the domain tree from inheritance
- Rule 5: Keep a log of unusual changes
- How to Plan Permissions
- Bringing Order out of Chaos
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The Five Golden Rules of Permissions Design
- Designing Auditing Schemes
- + Real-World Examples
- Summary
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Designing and Implementing Schema Extensions
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Backup, Recovery, and Maintenance
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Upgrading to Windows Server 2003
- + Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 R2
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Migrating from Windows NT
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Integrating Microsoft Exchange
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Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)
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Interoperability, Integration, and Future Direction
- Part III
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Scripting with ADSI
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IADs and the Property Cache
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Using ADO for Searching
- + Users and Groups
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Basic Exchange Tasks
- Notes on Managing Exchange
- Exchange Management Tools
- Mail-Enabling Versus Mailbox-Enabling
- Exchange Delegation
- Mail-Enabling a User
- Mail-Disabling a User
- Creating and Mail-Enabling a Contact
- Mail-Disabling a Contact
- Mail-Enabling a Group (Distribution List)
- Mail-Disabling a Group
- Mailbox-Enabling a User
- Mailbox-Disabling a User (Mailbox Deletion)
- Purging a Disconnected Mailbox
- Reconnecting a Disconnected Mailbox
- Moving a Mailbox
- Enumerating Disconnected Mailboxes
- Viewing Mailbox Sizes and Message Counts
- Viewing All Store Details of All Mailboxes on a Server
- Dumping All Store Details of All Mailboxes on All Servers in Exchange Org
- Summary
- + Shares and Print Queues
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Permissions and Auditing
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Extending the Schema and the Active Directory Snap-ins
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Modifying the Schema with ADSI
- IADsClass and IADsProperty
- Creating the Mycorp-LanguagesSpoken Attribute
- + Creating the FinanceUser class
- Finding the Schema Container and Schema FSMO
- Transferring the Schema FSMO Role
- Forcing a Reload of the Schema Cache
- Finding Which Attributes Are in the GC for an Object
- Adding an Attribute to the GC
- + Customizing the Active Directory Administrative Snap-ins
- Summary
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Modifying the Schema with ADSI
- + Using ADSI and ADO from ASP or VB
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Scripting with WMI
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Manipulating DNS
- + Getting Started with VB.NET and System.Directory Services
- Index
Working with Microsoft's network directory service for the first time can be a headache for system and network administrators, IT professionals, technical project managers, and programmers alike. This authoritative guide is meant to relieve that pain. Instead of going through the graphical user interface screen by screen, O'Reilly's bestselling Active Directory tells you how to design, manage, and maintain a small, medium, or enterprise Active Directory infrastructure.
Fully updated to cover Active Directory for Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2, this third edition is full of important updates and corrections. It's perfect for all Active Directory administrators, whether you manage a single server or a global multinational with thousands of servers.
Active Directory, 3rd Edition is divided into three parts. Part I introduces much of how Active Directory works, giving you a thorough grounding in its concepts. Some of the topics include Active Directory replication, the schema, application partitions, group policies, and interaction with DNS. Part II details the issues around properly designing the directory infrastructure. Topics include designing the namespace, creating a site topology, designing group policies for locking down client settings, auditing, permissions, backup and recovery, and a look at Microsoft's future direction with Directory Services. Part III covers how to create and manipulate users, groups, printers, and other objects that you may need in your everyday management of Active Directory.
If you want a book that lays bare the design and management of an enterprise or departmental Active Directory, then look no further. Active Directory, 3rd Edition will quickly earn its place among the books you don't want to be without.
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Book Details
Authors
Joe Richards, Robbie Allen, and Alistair Lowe Norris
Categories
Computers > Networking > General
Publishers
Publication year : 2008
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 407

