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Active Directory
Designing, Deploying, and Running Active Directory
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- Table of Contents
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Preface
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Part I. Active Directory Basics
- + Chapter 1. A Brief Introduction
- + Chapter 2. Active Directory Fundamentals
- + Chapter 3. Naming Contexts and Application Partitions
- + Chapter 4. Active Directory Schema
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Chapter 5. Site Topology and Replication
- + Chapter 6. Active Directory and DNS
- + Chapter 7. Read-Only Domain Controllers
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Chapter 8. Group Policy Primer
- + Capabilities of GPOs
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How Group Policies Work
- GPOs and 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
- + Combating Slowdown Due to Group Policy
- Security Filtering and Group Policy Objects
- Loopback Merge Mode and Loopback Replace Mode
- WMI Filtering
- Summary of Policy Options
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Managing Group Policies
- + Troubleshooting Group Policy
- Summary
- + Chapter 9. Fine-Grained Password Policies
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Part II. Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure
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Chapter 10. Designing the Namespace
- + Chapter 11. Creating a Site Topology
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Chapter 12. Designing Organization-Wide Group
Policies
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Chapter 13. 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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Chapter 14. Designing and Implementing Schema Extensions
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Chapter 15. Backup, Recovery, and Maintenance
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Chapter 16. Upgrading to Windows Server 2003
- + Chapter 17. Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 R2
- + Chapter 18. Upgrading to Windows Server 2008
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Chapter 19. Integrating Microsoft Exchange
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Chapter 20. Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (a.k.a. ADAM)
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Chapter 10. Designing the Namespace
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Part III. Scripting Active Directory with ADSI, ADO, and WMI
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Chapter 21. Scripting with ADSI
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Chapter 22. IADs and the Property Cache
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Chapter 23. Using ADO for Searching
- + Chapter 24. Users and Groups
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Chapter 25. Permissions and Auditing
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Chapter 26. Extending the Schema and the Active Directory Snap-ins
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Chapter 27. Scripting with WMI
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Chapter 28. Scripting DNS
- + Chapter 29. Programming the Directory with the .NET Framework
- + Chapter 30. PowerShell Basics
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Chapter 31. Scripting Active Directory with PowerShell
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Chapter 32. Scripting Basic Exchange 2003 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
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Chapter 33. Scripting Basic Exchange 2007 Tasks
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Chapter 21. Scripting with ADSI
- Index
To help you take full advantage of Active Directory, this fourth edition of this bestselling book gives you a thorough grounding in Microsoft's network directory service. With Active Directory, you'll learn how to design, manage, and maintain an AD infrastructure, whether it's for a small business network or a multinational enterprise with thousands of resources, services, and users.
This detailed and highly accurate volume covers Active Directory from its origins in Windows 2000 through Windows Server 2008. But unlike typical dry references, Active Directory presents concepts in an easy-to-understand, narrative style. With this book, you will:
Get a complete review of all the new Windows 2008 features
Learn how Active Directory works with Exchange and PowerShell
Take advantage of the updated scripting and programming chapters to automate AD tasks
Learn how to be more efficient with command-line tools
Grasp concepts easily with the help of numerous screenshots and diagrams
Ideal for administrators, IT professionals, project managers, and programmers alike, Active Directory is not only for people getting started with AD, it's also for experienced users who need to stay up-to-date with the latest AD features in Windows Server 2008. It is no wonder this guide is the bestselling AD resource available.
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Book Details
Authors
Brian Desmond, Joe Richards, Robbie Allen, and Alistair Lowe Norris
Categories
Computers > Operating Systems > Windows Workstation
Publishers
Publication year : 2009
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 1,209
