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Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide
- By Sakari Kouti, Mika Seitsonen
- Published Dec 13, 2001 by Addison-Wesley Professional.
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- Copyright 2002
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-201-61621-1
- ISBN-13: 978-0-201-61621-7
Detailed and thorough, this administrator's guide provides practical strategies for managing Active Directory, the cornerstone technology within Windows 2000 distributed networks. This book covers design, architecture, topology, deployment, and management issues, and provides thorough instructions for efficiently administering the entire network operating environment.
Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide begins with an overview and covers Active Directory's core features before moving on to document more advanced, specialized skills. This book provides a solid understanding of Active Directory fundamentals, demonstrating how it is used to store and access data, and how it uses industry standards, such as LDAP and other directory protocols. Numerous diagrams and tables appear throughout the book to help readers better comprehend the sometimes-complex technologies involved in migrating to Windows 2000 from Windows NT or other platforms.
This practical guide documents Active Directory extensively, with detailed coverage of the following:
Anyone working with Active Directory will find this book indispensable. Readers new to Windows network administration will gain a solid grasp of the fundamentals. Administrators experienced in NT, UNIX, Netware, and other systems will learn how to adapt their skills to Active Directory. Experienced Windows 2000 professionals will pick up advanced techniques, and developers will benefit from the architectural explanations.
Inside Active Directory is the most practical and comprehensive resource available for planning, implementing, and managing an Active Directory network.
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Table of Contents
Preface.
I. BACKGROUND SKILLS
1. Active Directory: The Big Picture.Introduction to Active Directory.
A Brief Description.
The First Look at Active Directory.
History.
Active Directory Compared to Windows NT.
Active Directory Compared to NDS.
A Sample Company.
Basic Building Blocks.
Domain Controllers
Domains
Trust Relationships.
Organizational Units and Other Objects.
Groups.
Sites.
Replication.
Global Catalog.
Hierarchies.
Single Domain with No OU Structure.
OU Tree in a Single Domain.
Domain Trees.
Forest of Domain Trees.
DNS Integration.
Locating Computers and Services.
Dynamic DNS Updates.
Security and Policies.
Access Control.
Inheritance.
Delegation of Administration.
Group Policy.
Architecture.
Data Model.
The Schema.
Extending the Schema.
Container and Leaf Objects.
Partitions.
Naming Objects.
The X.500 Standards.
LDAP.
Physical Architecture.
ADSI.
Kerberos Authentication.
Public Key Infrastructure.
Other Features.
Virtual Containers.
Publishing.
Connecting to the Internet.
Active Directory's Current Limitations.
The Next Version of Active Directory.
Conclusion.
2. Installation of Windows 2000 and Active Directory.Before You Installing Windows 2000.
Decisions That Cannot Be Reversed.
Dual Booting.
Requirements and Recommendations.
Preparation.
Installing Windows 2000.
Starting Installation.
The Setup Program.
The Setup Wizard.
Installing and Configuring a Network.
Finalizing the Setup.
Upgrading Your Operating System.
After You've Installed Windows 2000 Server.
Installing Windows 2000 Professional.
Installing Active Directory.
Requirements and Recommendations.
Creating Domains, Trees, and Forests.
The Installation Process.
After Active Directory Installation.
Automating Installation.
Automating Windows 2000 Installation.
Automating Active Directory Installation.
Troubleshooting Installation.
Incompatible Devices.
Problems with ACPI.
Incorrectly Detected Devices.
Problems with Active Directory Installation.
Recovery Options.
Uninstalling Windows 2000 and Active Directory.
Uninstalling Windows 2000.
Uninstalling Active Directory.
Conclusion.
II. CORE SKILLS.
3. Managing OUs, Users, and Groups.Active Directory after Installation.
Predefined OUs and Other Containers.
Predefined Users.
Predefined Groups.
Predefined Computers Objects.
Changing the Domain Mode.
Administering OUs.
Features of Ous.
Managing Ous.
Planning Ous.
Administering Users and Contacts.
Creating Users.
Creating Contacts.
Setting User and Contact Properties.
Other Operations to Manage Users and Contacts.
Administering Computer Objects.
Creating Computer Objects.
Setting Computer Object Properties.
Other Operations to Manage Computer Objects.
Administering Groups.
Group Types.
Group Scopes.
Managing Groups.
Planning Groups.
Tips on Tools.
The Users and Computers Snap-In.
Alternative Means to Manage Users and Other Objects.
Conclusion.
4. Securing Active Directory.Introduction to Windows 2000 Security.
Background for Active Directory Access Control.
Controlling Access.
Security Principals.
Well-Known Security Principals.
Managing Active Directory Permissions.
Permission Concepts.
Anatomy of ACL Editor Dialog Boxes.
Standard and Special Object Permissions.
Permissions for Object Properties.
Permissions in Applications.
Inheritance.
Ownership.
How Permissions Accumulate.
Deny Permissions and the Ordering of Permission Entries.
Permission Performance.
DSACLS.
AdminSDHolder Object
Delegation of Control Wizard.
Common Tasks.
Custom Tasks.
Default Permissions for Objects.
Sources of Default Permissions.
Common Features of Default Permissions.
Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access.
Listing Default Permissions.
Where Security Principals Have Permissions.
Changing Default ACLs.
Usage Scenarios for Active Directory Permissions.
General Practices.
Delegation Scenarios (To Make Changes).
User Scenarios (To See Properties).
Auditing Active Directory Access.
Adding Auditing Entries.
Turning On Auditing.
Viewing Audit Records.
Access Control Architecture.
Processes and User Accounts.
SIDs.
Access Tokens.
Security Descriptors.
User Rights.
User Rights Categories.
Fixed Rights.
Active Directory Permissions Instead of Rights.
Applying User Rights.
Conclusion.
5. Sites and Replication.Concepts of the Physical Structure.
Why Replication.
Nature of Active Directory Replication.
Partitions and Replicas.
Overview of the Replication Process.
Overview of Replication Topologies.
Sites.
Overview of Intrasite and Intersite Replication.
Urgent Replication.
Nonreplicating Properties.
Global catalog.
Overview of Operations Masters.
Managing the Physical Structure.
Active Directory Objects for Sites and Replication.
The Big Pictures of the Objects.
The Sites and Services Snap-In.
Tasks in Managing the Physical Structure.
Using the Default-First-Site-Name Site.
Creating and Managing Subnet Objects.
Creating and Managing Site Objects.
Moving and Managing Server Objects.
Managing NTDS Settings.
Creating and Managing Site Links.
Managing Licensing Computers.
Removing Domain Controllers.
Monitoring and Diagnosing the Physical Structure.
Replication Permissions
Advanced Topics.
Intrasite Replication Topologies.
Intersite Replication Topologies.
Configuring SMTP Replication.
The Replication Process.
Time Synchronization.
Managing Operations Masters.
Conclusion.
6. Domains and Forests.Domain Controller Placement.
Active Directory Network Traffic.
Determining the Placement of Directory Information.
Designing Domain and Forest.
Single or Multiple Domains and Forests.
Forest Planning Considerations.
Managing Domains and Forests.
Managing Trusts.
Moving Objects In a Forest.
Managing Groups and Permissions in a Forest.
Referrals and Cross-References.
Delegating Domain Installation.
LDAP and Searches.
LDAP Searches.
Search Tools.
Extended LDAP Controls.
LDAP Data Interchange Format.
Conclusion.
7. Group Policy.Group Policy Concepts.
MMC Group Policy Snap-in.
NT 4 System Policy Compared to Windows 2000 Group Policy.
Group Policy Contents.
Computer versus User.
Software Settings.
Scripts.
Security Settings.
Administrative Templates.
Other Policies.
Group Policy Objects and Links.
Group Policy Objects.
Group Policy Links.
Scope of Group Policies.
Inheritance.
Processing Group Policy.
Processing Basics.
Slow Link Processing.
Loopback Processing.
Determining Effective Group Policies.
Managing Group Policies.
Group Policy Dialog Box.
Creating GPOs.
Editing GPOs.
Managing GPO Links.
Deleting GPOs.
Backing up Group Policy.
Delegating Management of GPOs.
Additional Tools.
Software Management with Group Policy.
Windows Installer.
Creating Windows Installer Packages.
Deploying Software with Group Policy.
Upgrading Applications.
Patching Applications.
Removing Applications.
Troubleshooting Group Policy.
Logging Group Policy Events.
Resource Kit Tools for Group Policy.
Group Policy Scenarios.
Advanced Topics.
Group Policy Synchronization.
Registry-Based Settings for Group Policy Processing.
Client-Side Extensions.
Registry Settings for Group Policy History.
Default permissions for GPOs.
Slow Link Detection Algorithm.
Conclusion.
III. ADVANCED SKILLS.
8. Active Directory Schema.Overview of the Active Directory Data Model.
Classes, Objects, and Attributes.
Container and Leaf Objects.
Indexing and the Global Catalog.
Schema.
Role of the Schema.
Location of the Schema.
Inspecting the Schema with ADSI Edit.
Inspecting the Schema with the Schema Manager Snap-In.
Dumping the Schema to a Spreadsheet.
Subschema Subentry.
Schema Cache.
Constructed Attributes.
Classes.
Names and Identifiers.
Object Identifiers.
Structure and Containment Rules.
Class Inheritance.
Miscellaneous Characteristics of Classes.
Class Schema Object Property Pages.
Attributes and Syntaxes.
Names and Identifiers.
Syntax and Content Rules.
Searches.
Miscellaneous Characteristics for Attributes.
AttributeSchema Object Property Pages.
Conclusion.
9. Extending the Schema.When and Why to Modify.
Guidelines.
What Data to Put in Active Directory.
Planning the Modifications.
Creating a Class.
Modifying a Class.
Creating an Attribute.
Modifying an Attribute.
Deactivating Classes and Attributes.
The Modification Process.
Order of Tasks.
The Means to Make Changes.
The Schema Manager Snap-in.
ADSI Edit.
LDIFDE.
CSVDE.
An Installation EXE File.
Some Gotchas in Changing the Schema.
Bringing the Extensions to the User Interface.
Where to Place the Objects.
Managing Permissions.
Creating and Displaying the Objects.
Display Specifiers.
Testing to Change the Displays.
Extending the User Class.
Planning the Extensions.
Implementing the Extensions.
Managing the Attribute Values.
Searching on the New Attributes.
Managing the Attribute Permissions.
Conclusion.
10. Administration Scripts: Concepts.Getting Started.
The Script Execution Environment.
Launching WSH Scripts.
Controlling WSH Scripts.
Setting up the Development Environment.
VBScript Language.
Dissecting a Sample Script.
The First Sample (Normal).
The Second Sample (Short).
The Third Sample (Very Short).
ADSI Concepts.
Basic ADSI.
Basic COM.
The Property Cache.
ADSI Interfaces.
ADSI Syntaxes.
Additional Techniques.
Ways to Input and Output Information.
Using Executables from Scripts.
Using COM Components.
Using the Win32 API.
Debugging Scripts.
Including Script Lines from Another File.
Conclusion.
11. Administration Scripts: Examples.ADSI Examples.
User Management.
List the Users of One Container.vbs.
List the Users of One Container to Excel.vbs.
List the Property Cache Contents.vbs.
List User Properties with Get.vbs.
List User Properties with Methods.vbs.
List the Account Options of a User.vbs.
Create a User with Minimum Attributes.vbs.
Create a User with More Attributes.vbs.
Create a User with a Batch File.bat.
Create a Home Folder for a User - ver 1.vbs.
Create a Home Folder for a User - ver 2.vbs.
Read User Information from Excel.xls.
Read User Information from Standard Input.vbs.
Schema Access.
Concepts.
Schema Sample Scripts.
List All Abstract Schema Objects.vbs.
List the Member Attributes of a Given Class.vbs.
List the Member Attributes of a Given Class to Excel.vbs.
Show Property Properties.vbs.
Container or Leaf.vbs.
List All Real Schema Objects.vbs.
List Indexed Attributes.vbs.
List ANR, Nonreplicated and Constructed Attributes.
List Global Catalog Attributes.vbs.
List All classSchemas to Excel.vbs.
List All attributeSchemas to Excel.vbs.
Create an Attribute and a Class.vbs.
Configuration Information.
List the Supported Namespaces.vbs.
List Attribute Display Names.vbs.
List the DC GUIDs.vbs.
List the rootDSE Property Cache.vbs.
List the GPO GUIDs.vbs.
List the Operations Masters.vbs.
List the Operations Masters with ADsFSMO.vbs.
List ADSystemInfo.vbs.
Access Control Lists.
Security Interfaces.
The Access Control List Sample Scripts.
List ACEs—Short.vbs.
List ACEs to Excel—Short.vbs.
List Binary GUIDs.vbs.
List ACEs—Long.vbs.
Add ACEs.vbs.
Add ACEs to a Folder.vbs.
OU, Group and Computer Management.
OU Management.
Group Management.
Create a Computer Object.vbs.
ADSI without Active Directory.
List Services.vbs.
List Users, Groups, and Print Queues.
List Shares.vbs.
Create a Share.vbs.
List WinNT Properties of User Class.vbs.
Create a User in a Workstation.vbs.
Additional Techniques.
Binding with Credentials.
Binding with WKGUIDs.
Binding to the Global Catalog.
List the Users of a Subtree.vbs.
Error Checking.vbs.
Scripts as Command-Line Tools.
Using ADO.
ADO Concepts.
Basic Example.vbs.
Basic Example with SQL.vbs.
Modifying Objects.vbs.
Multipartition Queries.
Additional Settings.
List Objects That Have Blocked ACL Inheritance.vbs.
Conclusion.Bibliography
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Preface
During the seven years that Windows NT was sold before Windows 2000 shipped, administrators didn't need to learn practically anything new, at least about the core operating system features. User and group management, domains and domain models, and resource management had been the same in all Windows NT versions.
With the introduction of Windows 2000 and Active Directory, that all changed. There is a huge difference in managing Windows networks over the old NT administration model. Therefore, Active Directory will require quite a lot of study on the part of NT professionals.
Despite some administrative wizards in the user interface and the new Microsoft Management Console (MMC) administration interface, implementing and administering Active Directory requires probably more learning, testing, piloting, and planning than Windows NT required.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This book is an implementer and administrator's guide to Active Directory. Throughout the book, you will learn the workings, architecture, administration, and planning of Active Directory. Depending on your needs, however, you don't have to read this book from cover to cover, as we describe later in this preface.
The following list evaluates the appropriateness of this book for a number of potential audiences.
- A current NT professional. You are the target audience for this book. However, you may want to browse relatively fast through the introductory pages that we have in the beginning of many chapters.
- A current NetWare or UNIX professional. Prior knowledge of Windows NT is not required to successfully learn from this book. Your earlier networking skills will most likely enable you to pick up each topic quite fast. However, you probably shouldn't skip any introductory topics.
- A network operating systems novice. Because we tend to start each chapter with the very basics, at least in theory you can use this book to effectively learn Active Directory. Obviously, you need to invest more time reading than an experienced IT professional. You should also have a test PC that you can use to try out the different tasks and experiments that the book describes.
- A current Windows 2000 professional. Even if you are already familiar with Active Directory, we trust that you will learn more than a few things from this book.
- A developer. This book is an administrator's guide and not a programmer's guide. However, the book contains more architectural topics than the average book for an administrator, so you may find this book valuable to you in addition to a programmer's guide.
For all target audiences, it is possible that you are not interested in all the advanced topics in this book, so you are free to skip any of them.
We believe that this book has the following strengths.
- We present well-thought-out diagrams that help you easily comprehend the various key concepts and other topics related to Active Directory.
- At worst, a book just shows screen shots and shortly explains what is already evident from the user interface or the online Help. In contrast, this book contains thorough and accurate information on the topics it covers.
- We claim that this book contains very few errors.
- Even though this book is not a reference guide, we present many extensive reference tables.
- If you install Active Directory on a test PC, you can try out most of the tasks and experiments described in this book, whether they are written to be walkthroughs or not.
We have divided the book into three parts.
- Part I: Background Skills (Chapters 1 and 2) gives the big picture of Active Directory so you can successfully plan and implement an Active Directory network. This part also discusses the installation of Windows 2000 and Active Directory.
- Part II: Core Skills (Chapters 3 through 7) describes the concepts, planning, and administration of both the physical and the logical structure of Active Directory. The topics presented in this part include user and group management, access control, and Group Policy. Even though Part III covers advanced skills, most chapters in this part discuss related advanced topics.
- Part III: Advanced Skills (Chapters 8 through 11) looks at advanced techniques, including the schema and scripting. Along with these topics we also uncover many aspects of Active Directory architecture. You can probably live without the information in these chapters, but by reading them you can greatly deepen your knowledge and understanding of Active Directory and make use of it when implementing and administering Active Directory networks.
We'll now present a short summary of each chapter. Mika wrote Chapter 2 and Chapter 7, and Sakari wrote the remaining chapters.
Chapter 1: Active Directory: The Big Picture
Before going into detail, we give you a general picture of Active Directory. After you learn the concepts introduced in this chapter, you can freely skip some later chapters that you might not be interested in. However, we encourage you to browse through the table of contents of any such chapter to make sure that you are not going to unintentionally miss anything important.
Chapter 2: Installation of Windows 2000 and Active Directory
In this chapter, we explain how to install both Windows 2000 and Active Directory. We also describe the post-installation tasks, as well as how to automate and troubleshoot installation.
Chapter 3: Managing OUs, Users, and Groups
Once you have an Active Directory domain up and running, one obvious task is to create a user account for each user and plan how to enhance user administration by using groups and organizational units (OUs). This chapter looks at managing OUs, users, contacts, groups, and computer objects, and covers some related topics.
Chapter 4: Securing Active Directory
Active Directory has an access control mechanism that enables you to define who can read or modify what information in Active Directory. In this chapter, we explain the concepts and architecture of access control, as well as how to manage permissions in various scenarios.
Chapter 5: Sites and Replication
For Active Directory to work efficiently when your network spans multiple geographic locations, you must plan and implement the physical structure and define it in Active Directory itself. In this chapter, we describe the concepts, management, and advanced topics of the physical structure. Some of the content is also relevant for a company with just one site.
Chapter 6: Domains and Forests
Active Directory has several levels of hierarchies that you can use to implement an effective logical structure for your company network. In this chapter, we discuss whether you should use one or many domains and one or many forests, and how you should plan and manage that logical structure. We also revisit the physical structure, because it somewhat overlaps with the logical structure. In addition, we explain the anatomy of LDAP searches.
Chapter 7: Group Policy
Active Directory has an extensive management architecture called "Group Policy." You can use Group Policy to manage user desktops and server settings, as we describe in this chapter. You learn the architecture, inheritance, and processing of Group Policy in this chapter.
Chapter 8: Active Directory Schema
This chapter examines the Active Directory data model and how it is enforced by the rules of the schema. After reading this chapter, you'll better understand how Active Directory works behind the scenes and you'll also gain knowledge that you can use if you are going to extend the schema.
Chapter 9: Extending the Schema
One of Active Directory's advantages over Windows NT is that you can extend Active Directory schema, either to accommodate directory-enabled applications or for some administrative purpose. In this chapter, we explain the considerations for extensions and describe the process itself.
Chapter 10: Administration Scripts: Concepts
By downloading scripts from the Internet or writing your own scripts and executing them you can greatly enhance and automate administration. In this chapter we explain how to get started with technologies such as Windows Script Host (WSH), VBScript, and Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI).
Chapter 11: Administration Scripts: Examples
In this chapter, we present over 50 sample scripts along with their explanations. Outputs of many of the scripts provide some architectural information about Active Directory and you can run those scripts without understanding what they do on each line. Therefore, you can use these scripts not only for various administrative tasks, but also to gain more knowledge about Active Directory. This chapter also introduces some additional scripting concepts, such as ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), between the sample scripts.
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Index
A
- Abandon operation of LDAP, 52
- Abstract schema objects, 801-806. See also Subschema object
- Access (Microsoft), 53
- Access control. See also ACEs (access control entries); ACLs (access control lists)
- architecture, 280-296
- background for, 206-212
- basic description of, 36-37
- delegation and, 282-283
- impersonation and, 282-283
- security principals and, 207-212
- Access tokens
- basic description of, 175-176, 287-288
- universal groups and, 196
- Account(s)
- basic description of, 123
- disabling, 163, 172
- Group Policies and, 511
- options, listing, 784-788
- policies, 511
- resetting, 172-173
- Account Operators group, 129
- Account Restrictions property set, 235
- Account tab, 144, 149-154, 232
- ACEs (access control entries), 36, 214. See also Access control; ACLs (access control lists)
- adding, 39, 848-856
- basic description of, 219, 288-289
- contents of, 289-292
- fields of, 290-291
- Group Policies and, 554
- inheritance and, 240, 851
- listing, 834-837, 839-846
- order of, 850-851
- schema and, 617-618
- ACL Editor. See also ACLs (access control lists)
- basic description of, 212
- dialog boxes, anatomy of, 215-222
- DSSec.Dat and, 237, 239
- procedures for using, 213
- setting permissions with, 222-251
- SIDs and, 286
- viewing permissions with, 260
- ACLDiag, 250
- ACLs (access control lists). See also Access control; ACEs (access control entries); ACL Editor; DACL (discretionary access control list)
- administration scripts and, 832-856
- default, changing, 267
- ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
- installation and, 74, 110
- problems with, 110
- Active Directory
- brief description of, 4-6
- building blocks of, 16-26
- current limitations of, 61
- directory face of, 4
- enterprise services face of, 4
- first look at, 7-8
- history of, 7-8
- installation of, 67, 93-105, 109-111
- introduction to, 4-16
- as a loosely-consistent database, 308-310
- NDS and, comparison of, 13-15, 63
- next version of, 64-65
- requirements/recommendations, 93-94
- Restore Mode, 97
- three faces of, 5-6
- uninstalling, 113, 115-117
- what data to put in, 645-646
- Windows NT and, comparison of, 11-13
- Windows NT face of, 4
- ADC (Active Directory Connector), 310
- Add ACEs to a Folder.vbs, 854-856
- Add ACEs.vbs, 846-854
- Add Members to a Group option, 192
- Add operation of LDAPv3, 52
- Add/Remove applet, 85, 102, 558, 560
- Address Book, 9, 425, 635
- Address tab, 144
- Administration. See also Administration scripts
- delegation of, 12, 19, 39, 141, 268, 269-276
- duplicate, as a cost of adding additional domains, 437
- units of, using multiple domains because of, 434-435
- Administration script(s)
- as command-line tools, 706-708, 884-887
- concepts, 697-758
- configuration information and, 822-832
- debugging, 755-759
- development environment for, 712-715
- examples of, 761-794, 804-805
- execution environment for, 698-703
- file types, 703
- help files and, 713-714
- killing, 710-711
- property caches and, 730-750, 767-772
- schema and, 801-822
- settings, 708-710
- testing, 704-705
- Administrative groups. See also Groups
- in forests, 466-467
- predefined, 128-133, 466-467
- Administrative templates, 515-519
- Administrative view to a forest, 446
- Administrator account, 126, 259, 261-263
- Administrators group
- AdminSDHolder object and, 251
- basic description of, 129
- ownership and, 243-244
- AdminSDHolder object, 251
- ADMT (Microsoft Active Directory Migration Tool), 463
- ADO (Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects)
- administration scripts and, 699, 700, 703, 888, 904
- ADSI and, 55-56, 888-890
- basic description of, 888
- Basic Example.vbs, 893-896
- Basic Example with SQL.vbs, 896-897
- concepts, 888
- mechanics, 890-891
- using, 888-903
- ADsFMO component, 754, 830-831
- ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces), 54-56, 123, 888-890
- without the Active Directory, 862-870
- administration scripts and, 700, 713-714
- concepts, 721-752
- examples, 724-725, 761-763
- help files, 713-714
- interface, 702-703, 736-839
- operations, 724
- paths, 725-726
- properties and, 735-736
- Resource Kit, 754
- syntax, 749-753
- ADSI Edit, 174, 201-202
- basic description of, 488-489
- creating new attributes with, 669-670
- inspecting schema with, 588-591
- renaming objects and, 239
- ADSizer (Active Directory Sizer), 420
- ADsSecurity component, 754, 830-831
- Aggregate object, 596
- Aliases (built-in local security groups), 286
- Alias objects, 63
- Allchin, Jim, 10
- ANR (Ambiguous Name Resolution), 226, 635-637, 639, 642, 654, 655, 813
- ANSI (American National Standards Institute), 606, 607
- Answer files, 106-107
- APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing), 87
- APIs (application program interfaces)
- ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces) API, 54-56
- GetGPOList API, 538-539
- LDAP C API, 425, 490, 702
- user rights and, 297
- Win32 API, 755
- APM (Advanced Power Management), 74
- Application(s). See also Software
- data, storing, 59
- deployment, 508-509
- patching, 561
- permissions in, 240-243
- published versus assigned, 560
- removing, 509, 562
- self-repairing, 558
- upgrading, 561
- Application tab, 711
- Architecture
- access control, 280-296
- ADSI and, 54-56
- basic description of, 41-58
- container objects and, 43-44
- data models and, 41-42
- LDAP and, 49-52
- objects and, 43-47
- partitions and, 44-45
- physical, 51-54
- schema and, 42-43
- X.500 standard and, 47-49
- Arguments
- basic description of, 718-719
- command-line arguments (options) in scripts, 754, 805
- optional, 719
- ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), 483, 687
- ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One), 606
- ASP (Microsoft Active Server Pages), 701, 756
- ATTRIB command, 114
- Attribute(s). See also Properties
- ANR, 813-814
- basic description of, 622-631
- bit-field, 635
- constructed, 599, 813-814
- creating, 652-655, 661, 664-666, 669-670, 818-823
- deactivating, 656-659
- inspecting, 589-590
- linked, 627-629
- listing, 805-807
- mandatory, 42, 582, 583, 612, 803
- miscellaneous characteristics for, 637
- modifying, 655-656, 664-666
- multivalued, 582, 634
- names, 591-592
- nonreplicated, 813-814
- optional, 42, 582, 583, 612, 803
- permissions for, 677, 696
- planning new, 660
- reactivating, 659
- schema and, 582-583
- searching on new, 694-696
- single-valued, 582
- syntax, 583
- tombstone, 401-402
- use of the term, 41
- values, managing, 693-694
- attributeSchema objects, 585, 622-637, 637-639, 817-818
- Attributes tab, 621-622
- Auditing
- basic description of, 204, 276-280
- entries, adding, 276-278
- Group Policies and, 512-513
- records, viewing, 279-280
- turning on, 278-279
- Authentication
- basic description of, 204
- cross-forest, 65
- Kerberos and, 56
- mutual, 56
- Automatic Certificate Request settings, 514
B
- Backup Operators group
- basic description of, 129
- user rights and, 296
- Base
- DNs, 494
- objects, 469, 479
- schema, 582, 584, 635-636
- Base64 encoding, 499
- BATCH command, 114
- Batch files
- administration scripts and, 701, 793-794
- creating, 687-688
- creating users with, 793-794
- testing, 687-688
- BDCs (backup domain controllers)
- domain modes and, 133
- PDC emulator and, 406, 411
- replication and, 25, 310
- Binary GUIDs, 837-839. See also GUIDs (globally unique identifiers)
- BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain), 34, 94
- Bindery (of Netware 3), 9, 723
- Binding
- with credentials, 870-872
- early, 721
- to the GC, 876-877
- late, 721
- strings, 726-727
- with WKGUIDs, 872-876
- Bind operation of LDAPv3, 52
- BindView bv-Admin, 463
- BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), 74, 83, 109
- Bit(s)
- ACE AccessMask, 290-291
- ACE AceType, 292, 293
- ACE Flags, 292
- connection object, 385
- -fields, 290-291, 635
- least-significant, 291
- site link, 385
- Bitwise AND, 485
- Bitwise OR, 485
- Blackcomb, 65
- Boolean values, 483
- Bootable CDs, 108-109
- BOOTDISK folder, 76
- Boot partition, 69
- Breakpoints, 759
- Bridgehead servers, 315, 371-374
- Browser service, 406, 518, 519
- Browsers, encryption for, 57
- Building Enterprise Active Directory Services--Notes from the Field, 420
- Builtin container, 124, 126-130
C
- C (high-level language), 54, 680
- administration scripts and, 701, 702
- compilers, 701
- C++ (high-level language), 54, 680
- administration scripts and, 701, 702
- compilers, 701
- CA Unicenter, 509
- Cache
- property. See Property cache.
- schema. See Schema cache.
- CACLS command, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797
- "Cairo," 10-11
- CAL (client access license), 70
- Canonical names, 46
- Carriage return/linefeed character pair, 719-720
- CAs (certificate authorities), 57-58, 92
- Group Policies and, 514
- SMTP replication and, 386
- Case-sensitivity, 718
- Catalog Services, 26
- CCM (Change and Configuration Management), 503
- CD/CHDIR command, 114
- CDO (Collaborative Data Objects), 700
- CDs (compact discs), bootable, 108-109
- Certificate Export Wizard, 116
- Certificates, exporting, 116
- Change notification, 320, 384-385
- Channels, secure, 457
- Characters
- ASCII, 483, 687
- carriage return/linefeed, 719-720
- number of, in passwords, 530
- Unicode, 34, 483, 516
- unsafe, 499
- CHKDSK command, 114
- Class(es)
- ADSI and, 54-46
- attributes of, inspecting, 589-590
- basic description of, 599-622
- categories of, 612
- creating, 647-650, 661, 666-669
- deactivating, 656-659
- derived, 610
- extended rights for, 227-229
- identifiers, 600, 603
- identifiers (CLSIDs), 682, 683, 684, 709
- miscellaneous characteristics of, 612-618
- modifying, 650-652, 666-669
- names, 600, 603
- objects of specific, creating/deleting, 229
- planning new, 660
- reactivating, 659
- schema and, 582-583
- classSchema objects, 585, 599-622, 815-817
- Clean Install option, 80
- Client(s)
- access license (CAL), 70
- access tokens, 287
- extensions, 512
- LDAP referrals to, 469
- -server applications, connection points for, 59
- -side extensions (CSEs), 504, 538, 571-573, 575
- slow link detection and, 576-578
- traffic, 420-421, 425
- ClonePrincipal tool, 463
- CLS command, 114
- CLSIDs. See Class(es)--identifiers (CLSIDs)
- CMDTOOL.vbs, 885-887
- CNs (common names)
- basic description of, 46
- renaming objects and, 239
- Collisions, 398-401
- COM (Component Object Model), 54-56, 699
- basic description of, 728-730
- components, using, 753-755
- connection points and, 59
- files, registering, 559
- COM+, 559
- Comdex, 10
- Command-line
- CScript options, 706-708
- parameters, 465. See also Arguments
- redirection of output, 707, 773, 799-800
- tools, 111, 112, 173, 250, 353, 355-356, 458, 462, 498, 550, 762, 794, 884-887
- Compare operation of LDAPv3, 52
- Compilers, 701
- Complete trust areas, 441-443
- Components
- COM, 755-757
- homemade, 753
- installation of, 85-87
- using, 753-755
- Computer(s). See also Computer accounts; Computer objects
- licensing, 351-352
- locating, 35
- managing, 173, 856-858
- objects, predefined, 133
- registering, 91
- renaming, 173-174
- Computer accounts
- disabling, 172
- resetting, 172-173
- Computer object(s)
- administering, 164-174
- creating, 166-168
- creating with a script, 861-864
- deleting, 172
- Group Policies and, 507-508
- moving, 172
- properties, 168-171
- Computers container, 124
- Concurrency control, 661, 675
- Configuration
- information, handling, 59, 822-832
- partition, 44, 311, 313, 362
- Connection object(s)
- creating/managing, 380-384
- explanation of, 326, 327-331, 358-359
- properties, 899
- replication and, 358-359
- Consistency checks, 650
- Constant(s)
- administration scripts and, 718-719
- basic description of, 718
- definitions, 758
- intrinsic, 719
- names, 718
- Contact(s)
- administering, 142-164
- creating, 148
- deleting, 162-163
- home pages of, opening, 164
- moving, 162
- properties, setting, 148-157
- renaming, 162
- sending e-mail to, 164
- Container(s)
- basic description of, 123-125
- classes, 583-585
- objects, 43-44, 583-585
- predefined, 123-125
- Containment rules (of schema classes), 607-610
- Context menus, adding scripts to, 693-694
- Continuation references in LDAP, 487-488
- Control Panel, 85, 558. See also Add/Remove applet
- Controls dialog box, 497
- Control statements, 719
- Convergence of Active Directory information, 309
- COPY command, 114
- Create a Computer Object.vbs, 859-862
- Create a Group.vbs, 858
- Create a Home Folder for a User - Ver 1.vbs, 794-796
- Create a Home Folder for a User - Ver 2.vbs, 796-797
- Create a Share.vbs, 867
- Create a User in a Workstation.vbs, 869-870
- Create a User with a Batch File.bat, 793-794
- Create a User with Minimum Attributes.vbs, 788-790
- Create a User with More Attributes.vbs, 790-793
- Create Object dialog box, 677-678
- Credentials, binding with, 870-872
- Cross-reference(s)
- basic description of, 469-473
- external, creating, 470-473
- objects, 469-470
- CScript, 690, 703-705, 711
- CSEs (client-side extensions), 504, 538, 571-573, 575
- CSVDE, 202, 662, 663, 674
- CTLs (certificate trust lists), 514
- Current context, 63
D
- DACL (discretionary access control list), 36, 214, 288-289, 290. See also ACLs (access control lists)
- Dampening, propagation, 388
- DAP (Directory Access Protocol), 48-49
- Data model, 41-42
- Data types
- administration scripts and, 734-735
- handling special, 734-735
- Date and time settings, 87. See also time
- DB layer, 52-53
- DCDiag, 458-459
- DCE (Distributed Computing Environment), 452
- DCOM, 559
- DCPromo, 16-17, 352, 354, 473, 476-477, 586, 673
- command, 93, 115
- Deactivation, of classes, 656-659
- DEAs (directory-enabled applications), 5, 43, 59, 642, 659-662
- Debugging
- administration scripts, 755-759
- with extra output commands, 755-756
- mode, 112
- Default Domain Controllers Policy, 511
- Default permissions. See also Permissions
- basic description of, 258-267
- listing, 260-265
- sources of, 259
- DEL/DELETE command, 114
- Delegating
- basic description of, 19, 39, 269-270
- domain controller installation, 476-478
- domain installation, 473-478
- management of GPOs, 554-557
- Delegation (relating to authentication), 282-284
- Delegation of Control Wizard, 39, 212
- basic description of, 251-258
- common tasks completed with, 252-256
- custom tasks completed with, 256-258
- customizing list of common tasks, 254-256
- support tools and, 250
- DelegWiz.Inf, 254-256
- Delete operation of LDAPv3, 52
- Deleted objects, listing, 495-497
- Deleting
- contacts, 162-163
- GPOs, 552-553
- groups, 194, 861
- objects, 172, 229, 857
- OUs, 857
- users, 162-163
- DEN (directory-enabled networking), 5
- Deploying software, with Group Policies, 559-561
- Description property, 140
- Device Manager, 110
- Devices
- incompatible, 110
- incorrectly detected, 110
- DFS (Windows 2000 Distributed File System), 23, 315-316, 341, 559-561
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
- DNS updates and, 35-36
- Group Policies and, 538
- installation and, 70, 87, 90
- RIS and, 520
- Dial-in tab, 144, 155-156
- DIR command, 114
- Directories
- history of, 9
- information about, determining the placement of, 426-432
- Directory-enabled applications (DEAs), 5, 43, 59, 642, 659-662
- Directory-enabled networking (DEN), 5
- Directory service, 4, 9, 11, 42, 47, 142, 310, 585, 723-724
- Directory Services Restore Mode option, 112
- DISABLE command, 114
- Disk images, duplicating, 107-108
- DISKPART command, 114
- DISP (Directory Information Shadowing Protocol), 48
- Display name property, 147
- Display specifiers, 682-685
- Distributed Systems Guide, 354-355
- Distribution groups, 174. See also Groups
- DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries), 557, 573, 684, 898
- DMZ (demilitarized zone), 60-61
- DNs (distinguished names), 407, 466
- base, 494
- basic description of, 45-47
- features recommended for, 94
- LDAP and, 46, 485, 494
- LDIF and, 498, 501
- DNS (Domain Name Service). See also Domain names
- Group Policies and, 550
- host names, 84
- host records, 476
- installation and, 70, 84-90, 93-105, 110-111, 117
- integration, 34-36
- namespaces, 17, 31, 32-33
- -related tasks, after installation, 102-105
- RIS and, 520
- root domain, removing, 102
- servers, requesting IP addresses from, 35
- updates, dynamic, 35-36
- virtual containers and, 58
- zones, 61
- DnsAdmins group, 132
- DnsUpdateProxy group, 132
- DNS Zones, 34, 60-61, 94, 102-105, 117, 425, 450
- Domain(s). See also Domain controllers; Domain names
- adding workstations to, 302
- basic description of, 17, 62
- choosing, 200
- cost of additional, 437-438
- creating, 94-95
- designing, 432-452
- forest root, 95, 448-452
- installation, delegation of, 473-478
- local groups, 21-22
- looking at single, 429-430
- managing, 452-478
- master browser, 406
- mode, changing, 133-135
- placement of directory information and, 426-432
- single, OU trees in, 29-30
- single, with no OU structure, 27-28
- trees, 30-33
- using multiple, 433-438
- using single, advantages of, 433-438
- Domain Admins group, 131, 243-244, 251, 261-264
- Domain Computers group, 131
- Domain controller(s). See also Domains
- additional, cost of, 437
- basic description of, 6, 16-17
- choosing, 200
- default assignments for, 299-302
- installing, 65, 476-478
- logon rights and, 298
- operations master (OMDCs), 408, 410-411, 413-414, 415
- originating, 390
- placement of, 419-502
- placement of directory information and, 426-432
- privileges and, 28
- promoting, to be GC servers, 346-347
- removing, 352-354
- targeting, for Group Policy operations, 547-548
- USNs and, 390
- Domain Controllers container, 124
- Domain Controllers group, 131
- Domain Guests group, 131
- Domain names. See also Domains
- basic description of, 31-32
- Domain naming master, 405
- Domain Password & Lockout Policies property set, 231
- Domains and Trusts snap-in, 454
- Domain Users group, 131, 134
- DOS (Disk Operating System), 77, 78. See also MS-DOS
- DOSNET.INF, 106
- Drivers, installation using alternate, 81-83
- DSAs (Directory System Agents), 49, 51, 53
- DSClient (Directory Service Client), 702
- DSP (Directory System Protocol), 48
- DSSec.Dat, 237-239, 257, 677
- Dual booting, 70-73
- Dynamic disks, 92
- Dynamic DNS, 35-36
- Dynamic updates, enabling, 102-103. See also Updates
E
- ECMAScript, 702
- EditPlus, 712, 713, 763
- EFS (Encrypting File System), 47, 514. See also Encryption
- encryption, 57
- sending, to groups, 194
- sending, to users and contacts, 164
- systems, history of, 9
- Empty lines, 718
- Enable Boot Logging option, 112
- ENABLE command, 114
- Enable VGA Mode option, 112
- Encryption. See also EFS (Encrypting File System)
- e-mail, 57
- installation and, 92
- TCP/IP traffic, 57
- Web browser traffic, 57
- Enterprise Admins group, 98, 131, 259, 261
- Error(s)
- categories, 880
- checking, 879-884
- levels, 765
- mechanics, 879-880
- Error Checking.vbs, 879-884
- Escape sequences, 483
- ESE (Extensible Storage Engine), 52-53
- ESENT.DLL, 51
- Event(s)
- Group Policies and, 562-565
- logs, 513, 562-565
- Excel (Microsoft)
- ACEs and, 834-837
- administration scripts and, 701, 766-767, 797-798, 807-809, 815-818
- importing text files into, 595-596
- table of default permissions, 260
- Exchange (Microsoft), 9, 43, 53, 142, 143, 310, 431, 444, 605, 723
- EXIT command, 114
- Extended operation of LDAPv3, 52
- Extended rights, adding, 293-294
- Extensible matching rules, 485
- EXTRACT command, 114
F
- FastLane Developers, 701
- FastLane Migrator, 463
- FAT (file allocation table), 71, 73, 81
- FAT32, 71, 81
- Fault tolerance, 308
- FAZAM 2000 RFV (Reduced Functionality Version) tool, 551, 554, 570
- File system(s). See also NTFS (Windows NT File System)
- DFS (Windows 2000 Distributed File System), 23, 315-316, 341, 559-561
- EFS (Encrypting File System), 47, 514
- policies, 514
- supported by Windows 2000, 72-73
- Filters, 200-201, 592, 616, 889, 901-903
- Find command, 762
- Find dialog box, 488, 695
- FindStr command, 762
- Firewalls, 60
- First name property, 147
- FIXBOOT command, 114
- FIXMBR command, 71, 114
- flatName property, 453
- Folder(s)
- adding ACEs to, 854-856
- creating, 794-797
- home, 794-797
- redirection policies, 520
- Foreign security principals, 124, 462
- ForeignSecurityPrincipals container, 124, 462
- Forest(s). See also Forest root domains
- authentication and, 65
- changes to, 62
- configurations, number of, 440
- creating, 94-95
- designing, 432-452
- managing, 452-478
- managing groups and permissions in, 466-469
- moving groups in, 464-465
- moving objects in, 462-466
- permission assignments in, 468-469
- planning considerations for, 445-452
- predefined administrative groups in, 466-467
- testing schema modifications in, 660, 685-690
- three faces of, 445-446
- trusts, 65, 441-443
- using multiple, 433-444
- using single, 438-445
- Forest root domains, 95, 448-452. See also Forests
- empty, 449-450
- nonempty, 450-451
- FORMAT command, 114
- Forwarding addresses, configuring, 102
- Forward lookup zones, creating, 102-103
- FRS (Windows 2000 File Replication System), 23, 53, 315
- FSMOs (flexible single-master operations), 25, 324, 404. See also Operations master(s)
- FullArmor.com, 570
- Full Control permission, 273
- Full name property, 147
- Function(s)
- basic description of, 718-719
- conversion, 719
G
- Garbage collector, 402
- Gates, Bill, 10
- GCs. See Global Catalogs
- General Information property set, 231-232, 483
- General tab, 144, 170, 195, 232
- GetGPOList API, 538-539
- GetSID, 286-287
- Global Catalogs, 64, 115, 196
- attributes and, 814-815
- basic description of, 26
- binding to, 876-877
- indexing and, 585
- LDAP searches and, 486
- multipartition queries and, 899
- number of, 440-441
- replication and, 323, 364, 375-378
- servers for, placement of, 431-432
- servers for, promoting domain controllers to, 346-347
- Global groups, 21-22. See also groups
- GPC (Group Policy container), 523-524, 567
- GPOs (Group Policy Objects)
- assigning, 40-41, 124
- basic description of, 40, 522-528
- creating, 548-550
- default permissions for, 575-576
- delegated, creating MMC consoles for, 555-556
- deleting, 552-553
- editing, 550-551
- listing, 827-828
- management of, delegating, 554-557
- GPT (Group Policy templates), 524, 525, 567
- GPT.INI, 524, 525
- Group(s)
- administering, 174-200
- built-in, 128-130, 184
- creating, 186-187
- deleting, 194, 861
- distribution of, 20, 174
- filtering Group Policies with, 532-534
- global, 21-22
- listing, 865
- local, 128-130, 184
- managing, 121-202, 466-469, 856-859
- membership, 64, 188-192, 468-469
- moving, 194, 464-465
- nesting, 21-22
- planning, 194-200
- predefined, 127-133
- primary, for users, 192-193
- properties of, setting, 193-194
- renaming, 194
- restricted, 513
- scope, 21-22, 177-184, 187-188
- security, 21, 174
- sending e-mail to, 194
- strategies for, 197-200
- types of, 174-177, 187-188
- universal, 196-197
- usage, example of, 180-181
- in the Users container, 130-133
- Group Policies
- administrative templates and, 515-519
- administration of, delegating, 272-273
- advanced topics, 571-578
- backing up, 553-554
- basic description of, 39-41, 204, 503-578
- concepts for, 503-507
- CSEs and, 504, 571-573
- deploying software with, 559-561
- effective, determining, 539-546
- event logs and, 513, 562-565
- filtering, with groups, 532-534
- folder redirection and, 520
- forcing, 532
- inheritance, 529, 534
- links to, 528-529
- local, 511-513
- loopback processing, 536-537
- managing, 546-557
- operations for, targeting domain controllers for, 547-548
- permissions and, 272-273
- preference, 517-518
- processing, 534-546
- redeploying, 509
- registry settings for, 573-575
- Resource Kit tools for, 566-571
- restricted groups and, 513
- RIS and, 520-521
- security settings and, 510
- slow link detection algorithm and, 576-578
- software management with, 557-562
- troubleshooting, 562-571
- version number for, 524-526
- Windows NT 4 system policy and, comparison of, 505-506
- Group Policy dialog box, 528-529, 546-548, 551-552
- Group Policy Migration tool, 566, 569-570
- Group Policy Reference, 570
- Group Policy Results tool, 539, 566-567
- Group Policy Scenarios tool, 571
- Group Policy tab, 522, 525, 549, 553, 555
- Group Policy Verification tool, 567-569
- Guests group, 129, 259
- GUIDGen, 648, 653, 679
- GUIDs (globally unique identifiers), 167-168, 407
- ACEs and, 292-293, 295
- basic description of, 292-293
- binary, 837-839
- cloning objects between forests and, 444
- converting, with regular expressions, 845-846
- database, 389, 394-395, 398
- Group Policies and, 504, 522, 525, 527
- listing, 824-828, 837, 839
- replication and, 357-358, 375, 389
- schema and, 648, 653, 679-680
- server, 389, 395
H
- Hardware
- abstraction layer (HAL), 83
- compatibility, with Windows 2000 Server, 74-75
- HCL (Hardware Compatibility List), 74
- Hello.vbs, 704
- HELP command, 114
- Help files, 713-714
- Hierarchies, 27-34
- High encryption pack, 92
- High-watermark vectors, 394-395
- Home
- folders, creating, 794-797
- pages, opening, 164
- HTML (HyperText Markup Language), 757
I
- IADsContainer interface, 741-743
- IADsGroup interface, 748-749
- IADS interface, 739-742
- IADsTools, 754
- IADsUser interface, 743-748
- IBM (International Business Machines), 8-9
- ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), 61, 605, 607
- IDE (integrated development environment), 700
- IEAK (Internet Explorer Administration Kit), 517, 521. See also Internet Explorer browser (Microsoft)
- IIS (Microsoft Internet Information Server), 85, 86, 93
- administration scripts and, 701, 756
- ADSI and, 54
- debugging and, 756
- replication and, 387
- Impersonation
- basic description of, 56, 282-283
- Kerberos and, 56
- tokens, 287
- InetOrgPerson class, 65
- Infinite loops, 710-711
- Informational properties of users and contacts, 156-158
- Infrastructure master, 25, 229, 324, 334, 407-408, 829. See also Operations masters
- Inheritance, 600, 602, 610-612
- basic description of, 37-38
- blocking, 531-533
- Delegation of Control Wizard and, 252
- dynamic, 240-243
- Group Policies and, 529-534
- static, 37-38, 240-243
- Installation
- Active Directory, 67-68, 93-105, 109-111, 122-135
- answer files and, 106-107
- automating, 105-109
- from CDs, 80
- Clean Install option for, 80
- configuring forwarding addresses after, 102
- creating domains, trees, and forests during, 94-95
- creating forward lookup zones after, 102-103
- creating reverse lookup zones after, 104
- decisions to make before, 68-76, 94-95
- defining date and time settings during, 87
- disk duplication and, 107-108
- domain controller, 65, 476-478
- dual booting, 70-73
- enabling dynamic updates after, 102-103
- EXE files for, schema and, 674-675
- finalizing, 89
- from networks, 80-81
- partitions, selecting, 83
- preparation for, 74-76
- recovery options and, 111-113
- removing DNS root domains after, 102
- reversing, 113-117
- starting, 76-79
- steps to take after, 90-92, 100-101
- troubleshooting, 110-113
- using alternative drivers, 81-83
- verifying, 100-101
- Windows 2000 Server, 68-93
- InstallShield, 559
- Instantiation, of classes, 582
- Integers, 483, 485, 486
- Integrity, referential, 629
- IntelliMirror (Microsoft), 503
- Interdomain communications, cost of, 437
- Internet
- connecting to, 59-61
- directories, 9
- routers, 60
- Internet Explorer browser (Microsoft)
- Administration Kit (IEAK), 517, 521
- debugging and, 756
- Group Policies and, 521
- IP (Internet Protocol), 35, 605. See also IPSec (IP Security)
- Group Policies and, 514-515
- installation and, 70, 87, 88, 90
- replication and, 368, 378, 387
- IPSec (IP Security), 387, 514-515. See also IP (Internet Protocol)
- IRQ (Interrupt) settings, 110
- ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method), 53
- ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), 370
- ISM (Intersite Messaging) service, 25, 387
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization), 47-49, 605-606
- ISTG (inter-site topology generator), 366-367, 370-374, 380-381
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union), 47-49, 605-606
J
- JScript, 509
K
- KCC (Knowledge Consistency Checker), 314, 327, 330, 343, 347, 353, 357-365
- KDCs (key distribution centers), 56
- Kerberos, 56-57, 420, 435, 437-438, 444
- Cairo and, 10
- Group Policies and, 511, 539
- synchronization services and, 25
- trusts and, 452
- Keyboard settings, 81
- Knowledge Base. See Microsoft Knowledge Base
- Kouti.com, 260, 714, 759
L
- Language Options dialog box, 81
- Language settings, during installation, 81, 84
- LAN Manager, 8-9, 512, 732
- access tokens and, 287
- NET commands and, 202
- LANs (local area networks)
- loose consistency and, 6
- replication and, 309, 315, 317
- schema and, 655
- as sites, 23
- Last Known Good Configuration option, 111, 112
- Latency, 309, 342
- LAYOUT.INF, 106
- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
- ADSI and, 54
- ANR and, 635
- Base64 encoding and, 499
- basic description of, 6, 49-52
- binding strings, 725-726
- C API, 425, 490, 702
- Cairo and, 11
- client traffic, 425
- continuation references and, 487-488
- controls, extended, 495-497
- Data Interchange Format (LDIF), 498-501
- data model, 581-585
- domain names and, 31
- Group Policies and, 564
- the history of directories and, 10
- NCs and, 308
- property lists and, 480-481
- referrals, to clients, 469
- schema and, 611, 616, 622-626, 645-646, 652
- searches, 473-501, 893-894
- setting properties for OUs and, 139-140
- version 3 operations, 51-52
- LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format), 498-501. See also LDIFDE (LDIF Directory Exchange)
- LDIFDE (LDIF Directory Exchange), 202, 489, 498-499, 598, 660
- creating/modifying objects with, 670-674
- schema and, 662, 663, 664, 670-674
- LDP tool, 490-494
- Leaf
- classes, 583-585
- objects, 43-44, 583-585
- Least-significant bit, 291
- LGPO (Local GPO), 504, 527-528, 557
- Linear regression analysis, 422
- Lines
- cutting long, 719
- including, from another file, 758-759
- indenting, 719
- Link(s)
- bridges, 321, 378-380
- costs of, 369-371
- creating/managing, 348-351
- disabling parts of, 551-552
- replication topology and, 367-369
- tables, 53
- WANs as, 23
- Linked attributes, 627-629
- Linux, 472-473
- List ACEs--Long.vbs, 839-846
- List ACEs--Short.vbs, 834
- List ACEs to Excel - Short.vbs, 834-837
- List ADSystemInfo.vbs, 831-833
- List All Abstract Schema Objects.vbs, 806
- List All attributeSchemas to Excel.vbs, 817-818
- List All Real Schema Objects.vbs, 811-812
- List Attribute Display Names.vbs, 823-824
- List Binary GUIDs.vbs, 837-839
- List Indexed Attributes.vbs, 812-813
- List Global Catalog Attributes.vbs, 814-815
- List Objects That Have Blocked ACL Inheritance.vbs, 901-903
- List Services.vbs, 863-865
- List Shares.vbs, 865-867
- LISTSVC command, 114
- List the Account Options of a User.vbs, 784-788
- List the DC GUIDs.vbs, 824-826
- List the GPO GUIDs.vbs, 827-828
- List the Member Attributes of a Given Class to Excel.vbs, 805-807
- List the Member Attributes of a Given Class.vbs, 805-806
- List the Operations Masters.vbs, 828-830
- List the Operations Masters with ADsFSMO.vbs, 830-831
- List the Property Cache Contents.vbs, 767-772
- List the rootDSE Property Cache.vbs, 826-827
- List the Supported Namespaces.vbs, 822-823
- List the Users of One Container to Excel.vbs, 766-767
- List the Users of One Container.vbs, 764-766
- List User Properties with Get.vbs, 772-779
- List User Properties with Methods.vbs, 779-784
- List WinNT Properties of User Class.vbs, 868-869
- Load balancing, 308
- Local GPO, 504, 527-528
- Local policies, 511-513
- LocalSystem account, 211, 282, 283, 284
- Location tab, 171
- Logging. See also Auditing
- events, 562-565
- detailed, 564-565
- Logoff scripts, 509
- Logon. See also Access control; Authentication
- GCs and, 64
- Group Policies and, 509-510
- Information property set, 235
- rights, 297-298
- smart card, 440, 661
- traffic, 420-421
- Loopback Adapter (Microsoft), 94
- Loopback processing, 536-539
- Loops, 710-711
- Loose consistency, 6, 308-310
- LSA (Local Security Authority), 51, 322
M
- MAKEBOOT command, 76
- Managed By property, 140
- Managed By tab, 195
- Manual refresh, of Group Policies, 536
- MAP command, 114
- MBR (master boot record), 71
- MD/MKDIR command, 114
- Member Of tab, 144, 149, 188, 192, 232
- Member servers
- basic description of, 88
- modifying user rights for, 305-306
- Members tab, 188, 190-191
- Menu(s)
- adding scripts to, 693-694
- definitions, adding, 686-687
- Merge mode, 536-537
- Metadata replication, 391-394
- MicroHouse ImageCast, 108
- Microsoft Access, 53
- Microsoft Active Directory. See Active Directory
- Microsoft Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT), 463
- Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), 701, 756
- Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). See ADO
- Microsoft Excel
- ACEs and, 832-837
- administration scripts and, 701, 766-767, 797-798, 807-809, 815-818
- importing text files into, 595-596
- table of default permissions, 260
- Microsoft Exchange, 53
- Microsoft IntelliMirror, 503
- Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. See Internet Explorer browser (Microsoft)
- Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). See IIS (Microsoft Internet Information Server)
- Microsoft Knowledge Base, 249, 353, 380, 501, 511
- Microsoft Loopback Adapter, 94
- Microsoft Management Console (MMC), 504-505, 547-548, 550-551, 555-556
- Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS), 310
- Microsoft Office, 754
- Microsoft Platform SDK (Software Development Kit), 617
- Microsoft Script Debugger, 85, 86, 756-757
- Microsoft Software Installer (MSI), 557, 559
- Microsoft System Management Server, 509
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), 701
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
- ADSI and, 54
- basic description of, 698, 702, 715-721
- COM components and, 753-754
- Editor, 713
- Group Policies and, 509
- schema and, 663
- scripts, creating/testing, 688-690
- scripts, sample, 716-721
- Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, 559
- Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), 36, 53, 70, 88
- Microsoft Windows NT
- Active Directory and, comparison of, 11-13
- Cairo and, 10-11
- domains, using multiple domains because of, 436
- history of, 8-9
- properties, listing, 870-871
- system policy, 505-506
- Microsoft Windows NT Directory Service (NTDS), 257, 327, 330-332, 341-347, 353-354, 380-381, 411, 415
- Microsoft Windows NT File System (NTFS). See NTFS (Microsoft Windows NT File System)
- Microsoft Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM), 56, 512
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- answer files and, 106-107
- components, installation of, 85-87
- dual booting, 70-73
- hardware compatibility with, 74-75
- history of, 10-11
- installation, 68-76, 80-92, 105-107
- Professional, 92-93
- requirements/recommendations, 74
- Resource Kit, 255, 566-571
- server upgrades, 837-90
- uninstalling, 113-117
- Microsoft Windows Update Corporate Web site, 91
- Mixed mode, 133-135, 177-180
- MMC (Microsoft Management Console), 593, 504-505, 547-548, 550-551, 555-556
- MMC Group Policy extension, 547-548
- MMC Group Policy snap-in, 504-505
- MMS (Microsoft Metadirectory Services), 310
- Modify DN operation of LDAPv3, 52
- Modifying Objects.vbs, 897-898
- ModifyLDAP.vbs, 344
- Modify operation of LDAPv3, 52
- MORE command, 114
- MoveTree tool
- basic description of, 462-466
- moving groups and, 464-465
- options, 465-466
- MS-DOS, 8, 80-81. See also DOS (Disk Operating System)
- MSI (Microsoft Software Installer), 557, 559
- Multilanguage version, 84
- My Network Places, 8, 518
N
- Namespaces, listing, 822-823
- Namespace view to a forest, 446
- NAT (network address translation), 102
- Native mode, 133-135, 181-184
- NCs (naming contexts), 308
- NDS (Novell Directory Services)
- Active Directory and, comparison of, 13-15, 63
- dynamic inheritance and, 38
- the history of directories and, 9
- introduction of, 11
- partitions and, 62
- NetBIOS
- Browser service, 518
- installation and, 84, 95, 100
- names, 36, 59-60, 84, 95
- ports, 59-60
- trusts and, 453, 455
- NET commands, 202
- NetDom tool, 173, 454, 456, 458, 464
- NetIQ Domain Migration Administrator, 463
- Netlogon service, 102
- NET TIME, 403-404
- NetWare (Novell)
- Active Directory and, comparison of, 13-15, 63
- ADSI and, 54
- Catalog Services, 26
- the history of directories and, 9
- Network(s)
- installing/configuring, 87-88
- installing Windows 2000 Server from, 80-81
- operating systems, previous Microsoft, 8-9
- traffic, measuring, 420-425
- Network Identification tab, 173
- Network Monitor, 85, 474
- NLTest tool, 173, 454, 456, 458-459
- No Override option, 532
- Nortel Networks, 11
- Northern Telecom. See Nortel Networks
- Norton Ghost, 108
- Notepad, 54, 109, 510, 545, 687, 704, 713
- Notification, change, 320, 384-385
- Novell NetWare. See NetWare (Novell)
- NTDS (Microsoft Windows NT Directory Service), 257, 327, 330-332, 341-347, 353-354, 380-381, 411, 415
- NTDSA.DLL, 51
- NTDSUtil tool, 344, 412, 473-475
- NTFS (Microsoft Windows NT File System)
- folder redirection and, 520
- Group Policies and, 557
- installation and, 68-69, 71-73, 81, 83, 89-90, 93, 97
- permissions and, 36-37, 214
- SIDs and, 284
- NTLM (Microsoft Windows NT LAN Manager), 56, 512
- NTRights command, 304-306
- NtSecurityDescriptor property, 206-207, 289
- Null sessions, 210
O
- Object(s)
- administering, 164-174
- base, 469, 479
- basic description of, 4
- that block ACL Inheritance.vbs, 901-903
- creating, 166-168, 229, 680-681
- deleting, 172, 229, 859
- displaying, 680-681
- extended rights for, 227-229
- finding, 200
- listing, 495-497, 805, 811-812, 901-903
- moving, 172
- names, 45-47, 238-239, 626-629
- predefined, 133
- properties of, setting, 149-157, 168-171
- renaming, 238-239
- schema and, 582-583, 626-629, 676-690
- tables, 52-53
- where to place new, 676-690
- Object tab, 143
- ObjectType field, 292-293, 294
- Octet strings, 483
- OIDGEN tool, 606-607
- OIDs (object identifiers), 485, 486
- base, 606-607
- basic description of, 603-607
- obtaining, 606-607, 660
- schema and, 603, 660-661, 691
- OLE automation
- data types, 749-752
- explanation of, 723
- OMDCs (operations master domain controllers), 408, 410-411, 413-414, 415
- Open Group, 452, 629
- Operating System tab, 170
- Operations master(s), 26, 324
- changing, 829-830
- failures, 413-414
- listing, 828-831
- managing, 404-416
- placement of, 408-411
- roles, transferring, 411-412
- Oracle, 55
- Organizational units (OUs), 27-34, 135-142
- adding users of, to a Group.vbs, 859
- administration scripts and, 856-857, 859
- basic description of, 19-20
- creating, 138, 857
- deleting, 140-141, 857
- features of, 136-137
- managing, 121-202, 856-857
- moving, 140-141
- planning, 141-142
- predefined, 123-125
- properties for, setting, 138-140
- renaming, 140-141
- Organization tab, 144
- Originating updates, 388. See also Updates
- Orphan containers, 463
- OS/2 (IBM), 8-9
- OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) directory services, 48-49
- OUs (organizational units). See Organizational units (OUs); OU trees
- OU trees. See also Organizational units (OUs)
- delegating, without blocking, 272
- delegating, with possible blocking, 270-271
- permissions and, 270-272
- roots of, 452
- in single domains, 39-40
- Ownership, 243-245
P
- Packages
- customizable installation, 558
- non-MSI, deploying, 560-561
- patches for, 509
- upgrades for, 509
- Parameters, ADO command object, 899-901
- Parent domains
- basic description of, 30
- domain trees and, 30-31
- Partition(s)
- administration scripts and, 896-899
- basic description of, 44-45
- configuration, 310-311
- creating, 62
- enterprise, 310-311
- installation and, 81, 83
- merging, 62
- replication and, 310-312, 362-363, 374-375
- schema and, 310-311
- selecting, 83
- topologies of several, 374-375
- types, 311
- Whistler and, 65
- Passfilt.dll, 511
- Passprop.exe, 511
- Password(s)
- administrator, 97
- age, maximum, 530
- creating users and, 145
- forcing complex, 511
- installation and, 97
- minimum number of characters in, 530
- policies, 435
- resetting, 164
- Patches, 509
- Paths, to abstract schema objects, retrieving, 803-804
- PDC emulator, 406-407. See also PDCs (Primary Domain Controllers)
- PDCs (Primary Domain Controllers). See also PDC emulator
- installation and, 837
- replication and, 25, 310
- time convergence and, 403
- Permission(s)
- accumulation of, 245-246
- administration scripts and, 852-854
- in applications, 240-243
- attribute, 677, 696
- basic description of, 36-37
- concepts, 213-215
- cross-object, 274-275
- default, 212, 258-267, 575-576
- delegation scenarios for, 269-275
- denying, 246-249
- entries, ordering of, 246-249
- in forests, 466-469
- general practices using, 268-269
- generic, 854-856
- handling, with the ACL Editor, 212, 215-229
- inheritance and, 214, 240-243, 259
- list object, 224-227
- managing, 212-251, 466-469, 677-679
- object, 214, 222-239
- ownership and, 243-245
- performance and, 249-250
- property, 214, 229-239
- property set, 230-236
- replication and, 356
- security principals and, 265-267
- special, 36, 213, 222-229
- standard, 36, 213, 222-229
- usage scenarios for, 267-276
- using, instead of rights, 301-302
- Personal Information property set, 232-233
- Phantoms, 407, 408, 409
- Phone and Mail Options property set, 231
- Physical structure. See also Physical architecture
- concepts, 308-324
- diagnosing, 354-356
- managing, 325-356
- monitoring, 354-356
- Physical architecture, 51-54. See also Physical structure
- PINs (personal identification numbers), 58
- PKI (public key infrastructure), 47-48, 57-58, 204, 442, 514
- Plug and Play, 83
- Policies. See Group Policies
- PowerQuest
- Drive Image, 108
- Partition Magic, 69, 115
- Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group, 97, 130, 260
- Preference, use of the term, 517
- Primalscript, 713
- Primary access tokens, 287. See also Access tokens
- Print Operators group, 129
- Print queues, listing, 865
- Processes tab, 711
- Processing
- loopback, 536-539
- Group Policies, 534-546
- periodic, 535
- slow link, 536
- Profile tab, 144, 154-155
- Propagation dampening, 388
- Properties. See also Attributes; Property cache; Property sets
- delegating administration of informational, 275-276
- informational, 142-144, 164, 791
- listing, 772-784, 868-869
- mandatory, 41
- multivalued, 41, 737-738
- nonreplicating, 322-323
- optional, 41
- significant, 142-144, 164, 791
- single-valued, 41, 737-738
- syntax of, 41
- Property cache
- administration scripts and, 730-736, 767-772
- contents of, listing, 770-772
- interfaces, 669-770
- special data types and, 734-735
- ways to read and write, 732-733
- Property lists, 480-481
- Property pages of schema objects, 618-622, 637-639
- Property sets, 230-236, 294-296, 677-679
- Protocols (listed by name). See also LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol); SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
- DAP (Directory Access Protocol), 48-49
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 35-36, 70, 87, 90, 520, 538
- DISP (Directory Information Shadowing Protocol), 48
- DSP (Directory System Protocol), 48
- IP (Internet Protocol), 35, 70, 87, 88, 90, 368, 378, 387, 514-515, 605
- SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol), 403
- TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), 490
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), 23, 57, 59, 70, 87, 93-94, 97
- Public Information property set, 232
- Published Certificates tab, 142, 144
- Publishing, basic description of, 58-59
Q
- QGrep command, 762
- Queries, multipartition, 896-899
R
- RAID drivers, 81
- RAM (random-access memory). See also Caches
- access tokens and, 175
- administration scripts and, 700
- installation and, 75, 81, 93
- loading DLLs in, 51
- schema cache and, 597-599
- RAS and IAS Servers group, 132
- RCP, 59, 287
- RCP Server, 287
- RDNs (relative distinguished names)
- basic description of, 46-47
- renaming objects and, 238-239
- NDS and, 63
- RD/RMDIR command, 115
- Read User Information from Excel.xls, 797-798
- Read User Information from Standard Input.vbs, 799-801
- Recovery Console
- basic description of, 112-113
- FIXMBR command, 71
- starting, 113
- using, 113
- Recovery options
- basic description of, 111-113
- Safe Mode and, 111-112
- RepAdmin command, 355, 391, 398, 416, 746, 768
- References
- continuation, 487-488
- cross-, 469-473
- Referential integrity, 629
- Referrals, 469-473, 486, 898-899
- RegEdit, 562
- RegEdt32, 562-565, 662
- Regional settings, 84
- Registry
- administration scripts and, 704-705, 708-710
- Group Policies and, 514, 538, 543, 562-565, 571, 573-575
- schema and, 662
- tattooing, 506
- Regular expressions, converting GUIDs with, 845-846
- Relationship tab, 620
- Remote Administration mode, 85
- Remote Install tab, 171
- REN/RENAME command, 115
- RepAdmin command, 398
- Replace mode, 536-537
- Replicas. See also Replication
- basic description of, 44, 310-312
- partial, 364
- partitions and, 310-312
- Replicated updates, 388
- Replication. See also Replicas
- Active Directory objects for, 325-331
- advanced topics, 357-364
- basic description of, 24-26, 307-419
- change notification and, 320, 384-385
- collisions and, 398-401
- connection objects and, 358-359
- global catalogs and, 323
- Group Policies and, 547
- high-watermark vectors and, 394-395
- intersite, 319-321, 364-386
- intrasite, 319-321, 357-364
- latency, 309, 342
- managing the physical structure with, 325-356
- metadata, 391-394
- multimaster, 25, 309
- nature of, 308-310
- nonreplicating properties and, 322-323
- operation masters and, 324, 404-416
- partitions and, 310-312, 362-363, 374-375
- PDC emulator and, 406-407
- permissions and, 356
- reasons to use, 308
- reciprocal, 384
- removing domain controllers and, 352-354
- rings, 357-361
- scheduled, 320-321
- schema and, 662, 675
- server objects and, 341-343
- single-master, 25, 310
- site link bridges and, 321
- SMTP, configuring, 386-387
- subnet objects and, 339-340
- test environments, 332-333
- time synchronization and, 402-404
- tombstones and, 401-402
- topologies, 314-315
- traffic, 421-425
- transitive nature of, 319
- units of, 17, 435-436
- up-to-date vectors and, 395-398
- urgent, 321-322
- Replication Monitor tool, 569
- Replicator group, 130
- Reverse lookup zones, 104
- RFCs (requests for comments)
- downloading RFC documents, 35
- RFC 977, 35
- RFCs 1034-1036, 95
- RFC 1278, 633
- RFC 1487, 10, 49
- RFC 1510, 56
- RFC 1769, 403
- RFC 1777, 10, 49
- RFC 1995, 94
- RFC 2052, 95
- RFC 2078, 104
- RFC 2136, 35, 94
- RFC 2137, 104
- RFC 2251, 10, 49, 488
- RFC 2798, 65
- RFC 2849, 489, 498, 501, 876
- RFCs related to LDAPv3, 50-51
- RID MASTER, 405-406
- RIDs (relative IDs), 285, 324, 405-406, 413-414
- Rights
- extending, 227-229
- using permissions instead of, 301-302
- RIS (Remote Installation Services), 39, 503
- creating computer objects and, 166-168
- Group Policies and, 520-521, 573
- Root domains
- basic description of, 30
- domain trees and, 30-31
- forest, 95, 448-452
- removing, 102
- RootDSE, 451, 495, 598, 727-728, 826-827
- Root object, 479
- RPC (remote procedure call), 348, 378, 383
- domain controller placement and, 423
- replication and, 24
S
- SACLs (system access control lists)
- basic description of, 36, 288-289
- Group Policies and, 512, 513
- Safe Mode, 111-112
- Safe Mode with Command Prompt option, 112
- Safe Mode with Networking option, 112
- Schema
- administration scripts and, 801-822
- ADSI and, 54
- basic description of, 42-44, 581-640
- cache, 597-599
- containment rules, 607-610
- content rules, 629-634
- disabling modifications to, 661
- dumping, to spreadsheets, 594-596
- extending, 43, 641-696
- GC and, 585
- inspecting, 588-594
- location of, 585-592
- masters, 405, 660-662
- modification of, 642-659
- number of, 438
- objects, 616-617
- permissions and, 677-679
- physical location of, 586
- replication, 675
- role of, 585
- searches and, 634-637
- structure rules, 607-610
- sub-, subentries, 596-597
- syntax, 622-631
- updates, forcing, 662
- Schema Admins group, 131, 259, 661
- Schema cache
- explanation of, 597-598
- update of, 228, 598-599, 661, 662, 672
- update with a script, 819, 821
- Schema container, 586
- Schema Manager snap-in, 592-594, 620, 662, 663
- basic description of, 664-674
- creating/modifying attributes with, 664-666
- creating/modifying classes with, 666-669
- Schema master, 405
- Script(s)
- adding, to context menus, 693-694
- as command-line tools, 706-708, 884-887
- concepts, 697-758
- configuration information and, 822-832
- debugging, 755-759
- development environment for, 712-715
- editors, 712-713
- examples of, 761-794, 804-805
- execution environment for, 699-703
- file types, 703
- Group Policies and, 509-510
- help files and, 713-714
- killing, 710-711
- property caches and, 730-750, 767-772
- schema access, 801-822
- settings, 708-710
- testing, 704-705
- Script Debugger (Microsoft), 85, 86, 756-757
- Script tab, 709
- SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface), 81
- SDCheck, 250
- SDDL (Security Descriptor Definition Language), 617-618
- default ACLs and, 267
- definition of acronyms in, 255
- schema and, 613, 617-618
- SDs (security descriptors), 36, 288-296
- Search(es)
- with ADO, 891
- with LDAP, 52, 473-501, 893-894
- multidomain, 486
- on new attributes, 694-696
- options, as command object parameters, 899-901
- schema and, 634-637
- specifying values for, 484-486
- strings, 893-894
- tools, 488-494
- Search Options dialog box, 497
- Secedit command, 510
- Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in, 510
- Security Configuration Toolset, 510
- Security tab, 143
- Security Templates snap-in, 510-511
- Server(s)
- bridgehead, 315, 371-374
- GUIDs, 389, 395
- member, 88, 305-306
- objects, moving/managing, 341-343
- stand-alone, 88
- Server Operators group, 129
- Service packs, 80
- Services, listing, 863-865
- Session Manager, 287
- Session tickets, 56
- SET command, 115
- Setup. See also Installation
- finalizing, 89
- Wizard, 92-93
- Setup Manager Wizard, 106-107
- Shortcut trusts, 31
- ShowInAdvancedViewOnly attribute, 613-616
- Show Property Properties.vbs, 809-810
- SIDs (security IDs)
- ACEs and, 288-292
- basic description of, 283-287
- deleting users and, 162
- foreignSecurityPrincipal object and, 462
- installation and, 108
- MoveTree tool and, 463
- RID master and, 405-406
- Single sign-on, 204
- Site(s). See also Site links
- Active Directory objects for, 325-331
- administering, 337-338
- basic description of, 23
- coverage, 318
- Default-First-Site-Name, using, 338-339
- objects, creating/managing, 340-341
- placement of directory information and, 426-432
- replication and, 307-419
- setting up multiple, 334-337
- setting up single, 333-334
- Site link(s)
- bridges, 321, 378-380
- costs of, 369-371
- creating/managing, 348-351
- replication topology and, 367-369
- WANs as, 23
- Sites and Services snap-in, 331-333
- SLDs (second-level domains), 452
- Slow link detection algorithm, 576-578
- Smart cards, 57, 440, 661
- SMARTDRIVE command, 78
- SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), 326-327, 330, 348-350, 378, 382-383
- domain controller placement and, 423
- replication and, 24-25, 386-387, 436
- schema and, 601
- SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol), 403
- Software. See also Applications
- deploying, 559-561
- managing, 557-562
- Spreadsheets, 594-596
- SQL (Structured Query Language), 894-895
- SQL Server, 52, 55
- SRM (security reference monitor), 246
- SRV records, 34, 93, 102
- Stamps, 391, 398
- Stand-alone servers, 88
- Statistically unique numbers, 285
- Strings
- binding, 725-726
- octet, 483
- search, 893-894
- Structure rules (of schema classes), 607-610
- Subnet objects, creating/managing, 339-340
- Subschema object. See Abstract schema objects
- SUPPORT folder, 74
- Switchboard, 9
- Switches, 78-79
- Synchronization services, 25
- Syntax
- ADSI, 749-752
- choices, 629-634
- highlighting, 712
- rules, 629-634
- SYSOC.INF, 85
- SYSOCMGR command, 85
- SysPrep (System Preparation Tool), 108
- System account, 282. See also LocalSystem account
- System container, 674
- System Management Server (Microsoft), 509
- System partition, 69
- System Policy, 40, 505-506
- SYSTEMROOT command, 115
- System services, 513
- System State, 553-554
- SysVol (System Volume) folder, 68-69
T
- Task Manager, 704, 711, 756, 864
- Task Scheduler, 210, 700, 711
- TCO (total cost of ownership), 503
- TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), 490. See also TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). See also TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
- connecting to the Internet and, 59
- installation and, 70, 87, 93-94, 97
- site functions and, 23
- traffic encryption, 57
- Telephones tab, 144
- Templates
- administrative, 515-519
- basic description of, 204
- Group Policy, 524, 525, 567
- security, 41, 204, 510-511
- Terminal Services, 85, 87, 93, 476
- Testing
- batch files, 687-688
- environments, 332-333
- schema modifications, in forests, 660, 685-690
- scripts, 688-690
- TGT (ticket-granting ticket), 56, 435
- Time
- convergence hierarchy, 403
- GMT/UTC, 390, 485, 689
- services, controlling, 403-404
- settings during installation, 87
- -stamps, 390
- strings, generalized, 485
- synchronization, 402-404
- target, 404
- TLDs (top-level domains), 452
- Tombstones, 401-402
- Topologies
- intersite, 64-65, 364-386
- intrasite, 357-364
- replication, 314-315, 357-386
- Transactions, 52
- Transitivity, of replication, 319
- Tree(s)
- creating, 94-95
- deleting OUs in, 140-141
- moving OUs in, 140-141
- renaming OUs in, 140-141
- root domain, 451
- Troubleshooting
- Group Policies, 562-571
- installation, 110-113
- Trust(s)
- basic description of, 17-18
- bidirectional, 18-19, 30, 453, 455, 462
- computer, 441-443
- creating explicit, 460-462
- managing, 452-562
- shortcut, 31, 446-447
- transitive, 18-19
- tree root, 33
- trusted domain objects and, 452-454
- verifying, 457-459
- viewing, 454-457
- TrustAttributes property, 454
- TrustDirection property, 453
- Trustees, defining, 852
- TrustPartner property, 453
- Trust view to a forest, 446
- TXTSETUP.SIF, 106
- TYPE command, 115
U
- UDF (Uniqueness Database File), 106
- UltraEdit, 713
- Unbind operation of LDAPv3, 52
- Unicode character set, 34, 483, 516
- UNINST.TXT, 117
- United Nations, 47
- Universal groups, 21-22
- University of Michigan, 10
- UNIX, 34-35, 192, 629
- Unsolicited Notification operation of LDAPv3, 52
- Updates. See also USNs (update sequence numbers)
- DNS, 35-36
- dynamic, 35-36, 102-104
- forcing, 662
- schema, 662
- schema cache, 598-599
- Upgrades, 89-90, 509
- UPNs (user principal names)
- basic description of, 46-47, 440
- domain controller placement and, 431
- locating user objects via, 440
- smart card logons and, 440
- suffixes for, 148, 440
- UPS (uninterruptible power supply), 74, 92
- Up-to-date vectors, 395-398
- U.S. Department of Defense, 605
- User(s)
- accounts, disabling, 163
- accounts, options for, listing, 784-788
- administering, 142-164
- class, extending, 690-696
- copying, 160-161
- creating, 145-148, 788-794, 869-870
- deleting, 162-163
- domain modes and, 134
- editing multiple, 65
- groups, predefined, 468
- home pages of, opening, 164
- informational properties of, 156-157
- information, reading, 797-801
- listing, 764-767, 865, 877-878
- managing, 121-202, 764-822
- moving, 162, 857
- objects, properties of, setting, 149-157
- predefined, 125-126
- primary groups for, setting, 192-193
- properties of, listing, 772-784
- properties of, setting, 148-157
- renaming, 162
- sending e-mail to, 164
- User interface
- bringing schema extensions to, 676-690
- creating objects for, 680-681
- where to place new objects in, 676-690
- User logon name property, 147
- User rights
- applying, 303-305
- assigning, 302
- basic description of, 296-306
- modifying, for domain controllers, 304-306
- normal privileges, 299-300
- Users and Computers snap-in, 92, 140, 160, 200-202
- auditing and, 280
- basic description of, 200-201, 489
- changing group types in, 188
- CN=Configuration object and, 586
- creating groups with, 186-187
- creating user objects with, 582
- display of editable properties in, 236
- installation and, 92
- predefined groups in, 130-133
- user property pages of, 236-237
- viewing default permissions with, 259
- Users container, 124, 126-133
- U.S. Naval Observatory, 403
- USNs (update sequence numbers), 25, 392-395. See also Updates
- basic description of, 313-314, 389-391
- high-watermark vectors and, 394-395
- local, 390
- originating, 390
- timestamps and, 390
- up-to-date vectors and, 395-398
- version numbers and, 390
- UUIDGen, 648, 653, 679
V
- V.34 modems, 47
- Value(s)
- attribute, managing, 693-694
- specifying, for LDAP searches, 484-486
- string, 718
- Variable(s)
- administration scripts and, 718
- names, 718
- VBA (Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications), 701
- VBScript (Microsoft)
- ADSI and, 54
- basic description of, 698, 702, 715-721
- COM components and, 753-754
- Editor, 713
- Group Policies and, 509
- schema and, 663
- scripts, creating/testing, 688-690
- scripts, sample, 716-721
- Vectors, 394-395
- Verbose mode, 489-490
- VeriSign, 57
- Veritas WinInstall2000, 559
- VINES, 9
- Virtual containers, 58
- Virtual private networks (VPNs), 155
- Visual Basic, 680, 701, 702
- Visual Studio Installer (Microsoft), 559
- VMware, 73
- VMware Workstation, 73
- VPNs (virtual private networks), 155
W
- WANs (wide-area networks), 23, 436
- bandwidth and, 425
- domain controller placement and, 427-432
- Group Policies and, 547
- hierarchies and, 27, 29
- installation and, 109
- replication and, 24, 308-309, 315, 318, 334, 338, 368, 370
- schema and, 654, 655
- Web Information property set, 235
- Well-known security principals, 209-212
- Whistler, 64-65
- WhoWhere, 9
- Win32 API, 755
- Windows Installer, 557-562
- Windows NT (Microsoft)
- Active Directory and, comparison of, 11-13
- Cairo and, 10-11
- domains, using multiple domains because of, 436
- history of, 8-9
- properties, listing, 870-871
- system policy, 505-506
- Windows 2000 Server (Microsoft)
- answer files and, 106-107
- components, installation of, 85-87
- dual booting, 70-73
- hardware compatibility with, 74-75
- history of, 10-11
- installation, 68-76, 80-92, 105-107
- requirements/recommendations, 74
- Resource Kit, 255, 566-571
- server upgrades, 837-90
- uninstalling, 113-117
- Windows.NET Server, 64-65, 231, 347, 539, 643, 655
- Windows 2000 Professional, 92-93
- Windows Update Corporate Web site, 91
- Windows XP, 64, 539, 578
- WinEdit, 715
- WINNT command, 78-81
- WINNT folder, 68-69
- WINNT32 command, 78, 80, 81
- WINNT32.EXE, 73
- WINS (Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Service), 36, 53, 70, 88
- WinSock, 59
- Wise for Windows Installer, 559
- WKGUIDs, 874-878
- WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), 754-755
- Workstations, 302, 305-306, 869-870
- World Telecommunication Standardization Conference, 48
- WScript, 680, 703-705, 711
- WSH (Windows Script Host), 202, 509, 699-742
- W32Time, 403
- W32TM, 403-404
X
- X.500 standard, 10, 44, 47-49, 606, 613, 629
- X.509 certificates, 48, 57, 86. See also PKI (public key infrastructure)
- XLNT, 703
- XML (Extensible Markup Language), 703, 758, 759
- XOM (XAPIA X/Open Object Management) syntax, 629
Y
- Yahoo!, 9
Z
- Zap files, 560-561, 562
- Zones. See DNS Zones
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