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9781928994602

Windows 2000 Active Directory 2E

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  • Edition: 2nd
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  • Copyright: 2001-10-24
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Updated coverage of the most confusing Windows 2000 component in this new edition of a Syngress bestseller. Active Directory Services dramatically changes the way IT professionals design, plan, configure and administer their Windows NT networks. The primary benefits of Active Directory Services are its extensibility, scalability, and ease of management as compared to prior generations of Windows NT. Systems Engineers will probably spend much of their time over the next several years planning for and deploying Active Directory Services in many different environments. Windows 2000 Active Directory, Second Edition gives IT professionals a head start; it provides updated coverage of everything they will need to succeed. Many Windows 2000 administrators are struggling with Active Directory and need a comprehensive book on the subject The first completely updated book on Active Directory to hit the market

Table of Contents

Preface xxv
Part I: Getting Started 1(96)
Introduction to Active Directory
3(38)
Introduction
4(1)
Introduction to Directory Services
4(11)
Directory Enabled Networks
5(1)
History of the Directory Service
6(5)
What Is in a Directory Service?
11(2)
The Directory Database
13(2)
Directory Service Domino Effect
15(1)
Introduction to Active Directory
15(5)
NET
16(1)
Protocol Interoperability
17(1)
Single Point of Administration
18(2)
Active Directory Architecture
20(12)
Namespace
23(1)
Forests
24(1)
Scope
24(1)
Distinguished Name
25(1)
User Principle Name
26(1)
Partitions
27(1)
Global Catalog
28(1)
Object
29(1)
Container
29(1)
Domains
30(1)
Domain Trees
30(1)
Viewing Trust Relationships
30(1)
Viewing the Namespace
31(1)
Sites
32(1)
Architecture
33(3)
Data Model
33(1)
Schema
33(1)
Security Model
34(1)
Administration Model
35(1)
Summary
36(1)
Solutions Fast Track
37(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
39(2)
Assessing Your Environment
41(32)
Introduction
42(1)
Defining Your Business Objectives
43(9)
Matching Business Objectives to Technology
45(2)
Business Objectives That Active Directory Will Meet
47(3)
Costs and Benefits
50(1)
Project Costs
50(1)
Benefits
51(1)
Assessing Your Current Environment
52(7)
Network Infrastructure
55(1)
Servers
56(1)
Desktops
57(1)
Peripherals and Mobile Devices
57(1)
Locations
58(1)
Gathering Information for Your Active Directory Planning and Design
59(2)
Objects and OUs
59(1)
Organizational and Network Infrastructures That Impact Active Directory Planning and Design
59(2)
Planning for Your Implementation
61(7)
Project Timeline
61(2)
Setting Milestones
63(1)
Setting a Budget
63(1)
Communications
64(1)
Gap Analysis of Business Objectives and Current Environment
65(1)
Risk Analysis
66(2)
Summary
68(1)
Solutions Fast Track
68(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
70(3)
Active Directory for Windows 2000 JumpStart Tutorial
73(24)
Introduction
74(1)
What Active Directory Is, and Why You Need to Know About It
74(3)
Demote a DC
75(1)
Policy-Based Administration
76(1)
Decentralized Administration
76(1)
Improved Security
77(1)
Important Features
77(10)
Scalability of Forests, Domains, Organizational Units, and Sites
78(2)
Extensibility of the Schema
80(2)
Multi-Master Domain Controllers
82(1)
Intellimirror
82(2)
Kerberos Trusts
84(1)
Use of Standard Protocols
85(1)
Accessibility of Resources
86(1)
Industries and Companies Affected by Windows 2000
87(3)
Technology Vendors and Partners
88(1)
Competitors
88(1)
Customers
89(1)
And. . . Microsoft Itself
90(1)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Active Directory
90(3)
Advantages with Active Directory
90(1)
Problems with Active Directory
91(2)
Summary
93(1)
Solutions Fast Track
93(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
95(2)
Part II: Designing the Active Directory 97(134)
DNS and Naming Strategies
99(36)
Introduction
100(1)
What Is DNS?
101(5)
How DNS Zones Function
104(2)
Active Directory's Integration with DNS
106(7)
How Active Directory Uses DNS
108(4)
Dynamic DNS
112(1)
Planning Active Directory and DNS
113(10)
Forest Plan
114(2)
Domain and DNS Strategy
116(1)
DNS Sizing
117(1)
Domain Divisions
117(1)
Requirements
118(1)
Root Domain
119(1)
About Domains
120(1)
DNS Servers
120(1)
Organizational Units
121(1)
Site Topology
122(1)
Naming Conventions
123(8)
Defining DNS Names
125(2)
Defining DNS Zones
127(1)
Naming Conventions for Active Directory
127(2)
Migrating an Existing Exchange Server Design
129(1)
Migrating an Existing Novell Directory Services Design
129(2)
Summary
131(1)
Solutions Fast Track
132(1)
Frequently Asked Questions
133(2)
Designing the Basic Structure
135(30)
Introduction
136(4)
Case Studies
136(1)
About Tekkietech.com
136(2)
About Insurance, Inc.
138(2)
Designing a Forest
140(3)
Tekkietech.com
141(1)
Insurance, Inc.
142(1)
Designing a Domain Tree
143(5)
Tekkietech.com
145(1)
Insurance, Inc.
146(2)
Designing an Organizational Unit Structure
148(2)
Tekkietech.com
148(2)
Insurance, Inc.
150(1)
Designing a Site Topology
150(4)
Tekkietech.com
152(1)
Insurance, Inc.
152(2)
Using OUs for Delegating Administration
154(6)
OU Objects in Active Directory
155(1)
Group Policy and OUs
155(1)
Delegating Administration
155(5)
Summary
160(1)
Solutions Fast Track
161(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
163(2)
Designing a Site Structure
165(32)
Introduction
166(1)
The Function of Sites in Active Directory
167(4)
Default-First-Site-Name
170(1)
Replicated Active Directory Components
171(3)
Domain Partitions
171(1)
Global Catalog
171(2)
Schema and Configuration Containers
173(1)
Site Replication Components
174(6)
Site Objects
174(1)
Knowledge Consistency Checker
174(1)
Connection Objects
175(1)
Site Links
176(1)
Site Link Bridges
177(2)
Replication Protocols
179(1)
Replication in Active Directory
180(7)
Replication Topology
181(6)
Planning a Site Structure
187(5)
Placing Domain Controllers
190(1)
Where to Place Global Catalog Servers
191(1)
Summary
192(1)
Solutions Fast Track
193(1)
Frequently Asked Questions
194(3)
Designing: A Case Study
197(34)
Introduction
198(2)
Case Study Overview
198(2)
Assessing a Corporate Network
200(8)
Determining the Business Objectives
200(1)
Kings Vineyard's Business Objectives
201(2)
Current Environment
203(1)
Network Infrastructure
204(2)
Servers
206(1)
Desktops and End-Users
207(1)
Designing the Forests
208(2)
Determining Domain and Tree Structure
210(4)
Planning the OU Structure
214(8)
Administrative Structure
214(1)
Hidden OUs
215(2)
Group Policies
217(5)
Inheritance
222(1)
Establishing the Initial Sites
222(5)
Site Links
223(1)
Placing Servers
224(1)
Domain Controllers
224(2)
Global Catalog Servers
226(1)
DNS Servers
226(1)
Summary
227(1)
Solutions Fast Track
227(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
229(2)
Part III: Installing Active Directory 231(160)
Migrating from NT 3.51 or NT 4 to Active Directory
233(42)
Introduction
234(1)
Server Migration Strategies
235(14)
Primary Domain Controllers
243(2)
Changes Required When Upgrading a Domain Controller
245(1)
Backup Domain Controllers
246(2)
Member Servers
248(1)
Promoting Member Servers with Dcpromo
248(1)
Upgrading with the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard
249(2)
Installing Active Directory Services
251(6)
Interim Mixed Domains
255(1)
Mixed Mode
255(1)
Native Mode
256(1)
Migrating Components
257(7)
Using Organizational Units to Create a Hierarchical Structure
258(2)
User Accounts
260(1)
ClonePrincipal
261(1)
Active Directory Migration Tool
261(1)
Machine Accounts
262(1)
Nested Groups
263(1)
Global Groups
264(1)
Delegating Administrative Authority
264(1)
Insert into the Replication Topology
265(1)
Upgrading Clients to Windows 2000 Professional
266(3)
Summary
269(2)
Solutions Fast Track
271(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
273(2)
Implementing a Domain
275(42)
Introduction
276(1)
Installing DNS
277(7)
Verifying Compatibility
277(2)
Windows 2000 DNS Installation
279(1)
Delegating a Subdomain
279(2)
Configuring DNS
281(1)
About Zones
282(2)
Service Resource Record Registration
284(1)
Installing Domains in Active Directory
284(14)
Active Directory Sizer Tool
285(1)
The First Domain Controller
285(4)
Active Directory Wizard
289(9)
Integrating DNS into Active Directory
298(2)
Active Directory Integrated Zones
299(1)
Managing Objects in Active Directory
300(8)
Creating Organizational Units
300(1)
Managing User Accounts
301(2)
Managing Groups
303(2)
Nesting Groups
305(1)
Managing Computers
306(2)
Common Object Management
308(1)
Role-Based Administration
308(3)
Microsoft Management Console
308(1)
Administrative Roles
309(2)
Summary
311(1)
Solutions Fast Track
312(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
314(3)
Building Trees and Forests
317(30)
Introduction
318(1)
Understanding the Characteristics of an Active Directory Forest
319(10)
Common Schema
320(1)
Common Configuration
320(1)
Global Catalog
320(2)
Contiguous Namespace
322(1)
Trust Relationships
323(1)
Transitive Bidirectional Trust
323(1)
Trusts That Cross Forests
324(1)
Trust Utilities
325(4)
Implementing the Forest Structure
329(5)
The Domain Tree Structure
331(2)
Adding a Child Domain
333(1)
Right-Sizing the Active Directory Storage Space
334(4)
Managing the Forest
338(4)
Summary
342(1)
Solutions Fast Track
343(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
345(2)
Implementing Sites
347(22)
Introduction
348(1)
Creating Site Components
348(8)
Creating Sites
348(2)
Creating Connection Objects
350(1)
Creating IP Subnets
351(1)
Creating Site Links
352(3)
Creating Site Link Bridges
355(1)
The Knowledge Consistency Checker
356(1)
Implementing a Site Structure in Active Directory
356(5)
Replication Utilities
361(1)
Replication Monitor
361(1)
Replication Administrator
362(1)
DSASTAT
362(1)
Understanding Time Synchronization
362(2)
Summary
364(1)
Solutions Fast Track
365(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
367(2)
Implementing Active Directory: A Case Study
369(22)
Introduction
370(5)
Case Study Overview
370(1)
Forest Plan
370(1)
DNS and Domain Plan
370(3)
Organizational Units
373(1)
Site Topology Plan
373(2)
Implementing DNS
375(2)
Implementing the First Domain Controller
377(5)
Migrating
377(1)
Upgrading
378(1)
Adding New Domains
379(2)
Creating an Explicit Trust
381(1)
Establishing the OUs
382(2)
Moving Upgraded Users
382(1)
Creating New Users
383(1)
Adding Computer Objects
383(1)
Setting Up Sites
384(2)
Summary
386(1)
Solutions Fast Track
386(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
388(3)
Part IV: Migrating Active Directory 391(130)
Intellimirror
393(56)
Introduction
394(1)
What Are Group Policies?
394(6)
How Group Policies Are Applied
397(1)
Refresh Interval
397(1)
Blocking and Enforcing
398(2)
Group Policy Information Storage and Settings
400(5)
Administrative Templates
400(2)
Registry.pol
402(1)
Group Policy Settings
402(1)
Computer Configuration
403(1)
User Configuration
403(2)
Designing a Group Policy Strategy
405(3)
Group Policy in WAN Environments
406(2)
Implementing a Group Policy Strategy
408(8)
Configuring Group Policy Objects
409(3)
Link a Group Policy Object to a Container
412(1)
Adding Scripts
413(3)
Deploying Applications with Group Policies
416(10)
Folder Redirection
420(3)
Keeping Groups from Growing Over Time
423(1)
Troubleshooting Group Policies
424(1)
Policy that Does Not Execute
424(1)
A Policy that Executes in the Wrong Way
425(1)
Logging On Takes a Long Time
426(1)
Understanding Security
426(17)
Groups
427(2)
Domain Security Console
429(1)
Account Policies
430(4)
Local Policies
434(1)
Event Log
434(1)
Restricted Groups
434(1)
System Services
435(1)
Registry
435(1)
File System
435(1)
Public Key Policies
436(1)
IP Security Policies on Active Directory
436(1)
Security Templates
436(1)
Object Protection
436(1)
Access Control Lists
436(1)
Access Control Entries
437(1)
Security Descriptor
438(1)
Security Identifier
439(1)
Security Model
439(1)
Kerberos
440(1)
Public Key Infrastructure
440(1)
Smart Cards
441(1)
IP Security
441(1)
Secondary Logons
441(2)
Summary
443(1)
Solutions Fast Track
444(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
446(3)
Publishing
449(24)
Introduction
450(1)
Publishing Resources
450(10)
Sharing Folders
451(1)
Publishing a Folder in Active Directory
452(2)
Browsing and Querying for Shared Folders
454(3)
Overview of Dfs and EFS
457(1)
Dfs
457(1)
EFS
458(1)
Publishing a Printer in Active Directory
459(1)
Interfacing with Active Directory
460(9)
ADSI
460(2)
RPC
462(1)
Windows Sockets
463(1)
DCOM
463(1)
Exchange Server 5.5 Active Directory Connector
463(2)
Exchange Server 2000
465(4)
Summary
469(1)
Solutions Fast Track
469(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
471(2)
Modifying the Schema
473(28)
Introduction
474(1)
About Objects and Attributes
474(1)
Planning Schema Modifications
475(6)
Why Modify the Schema?
475(1)
When to Modify the Schema
476(1)
Who Should Modify the Schema?
476(2)
Schema Management Console
478(1)
Flexible Single Master Operation
479(2)
How to Modify the Schema
481(10)
Class
481(7)
Attributes
488(2)
System Checks after Schema Modification
490(1)
Schema Container
491(5)
The Cache
491(1)
Schema Utilities
492(2)
Querying Active Directory
494(1)
Display Specifiers
494(2)
Summary
496(1)
Solutions Fast Track
497(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
499(2)
Using Active Directory: A Case Study
501(20)
Introduction
502(2)
Case Study Overview
502(2)
Planning the Group Policy Solution
504(3)
Creating New OUs
505(1)
Deciding Group Policy Application
506(1)
Determining What Group Policies Are Needed
507(1)
Implementing the Group Policy
507(7)
Computer Node
508(1)
User Node
509(4)
Creating the Group Policy for an OU
513(1)
Creating Logon/Logoff Scripts
514(2)
Summary
516(1)
Solutions Fast Track
516(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
518(3)
Part V: Integrating with Active Directory 521(50)
Plugging into Active Directory
523(26)
Introduction
524(1)
Microsoft's Metadirectory
524(5)
MMS Architecture
528(1)
Obtaining MMS
529(1)
Microsoft's Active Directory Deployment Tools
529(3)
Mission Critical's Active Directory Migration Tool
530(1)
Deploying Active Directory-Enabled Clients
530(1)
Best Practices
530(1)
Deploying DSClient
531(1)
Quest's FastLane Technologies
532(5)
FastLane Reporter
533(1)
FastLane Administrator
534(1)
FastLane Migrator
535(2)
FastLane Developer
537(1)
FastLane Consolidator
537(1)
Cisco
537(4)
CNS/AD
538(2)
What CNS/AD Does
540(1)
Other Applications
541(3)
SAP
542(1)
Mobile Information Server
542(1)
SQL Server 2000
543(1)
Summary
544(1)
Solutions Fast Track
545(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
547(2)
Disaster Recovery for Active Directory
549(22)
Introduction
550(1)
Modeling Sites with Disaster Recovery in Mind
550(4)
Avoiding Disasters
554(4)
Uninterruptible Power Source
554(1)
RAID
555(1)
Clustering
556(1)
File Replication Service
557(1)
Distributed File Service
558(1)
The Active Directory Database File Structure
558(2)
Backup
560(2)
Creating an Emergency Repair Disk
562(1)
Recovering a Failed Domain Controller
562(5)
Non-Authoritative Restore versus Authoritative Restore
563(1)
Authoritative Restore of Deleted Objects
563(1)
Startup Options
564(2)
The Recovery Console
566(1)
Summary
567(1)
Solutions Fast Track
568(2)
Frequently Asked Questions
570(1)
Appendix A Migrating from Novell NetWare 571(4)
Migrating from Novell Directory Services
572(2)
Other Utilities
574(1)
Appendix B Secrets 575(20)
Lesser-Known Management Shortcuts
576(3)
Upgrading DNS and Supporting DNS Dynamic Update Protocol
576(1)
Creating a Custom Microsoft Management Console
576(1)
PDC Emulation and Native Mode
577(1)
How Active Directory Prevents Unnecessary Replication
578(1)
Under-Documented Functions and Procedures
579(7)
How an LDAP Query Accesses Active Directory
579(1)
Software Installation
580(2)
How to Create and Configure a Dfs Root
582(1)
Informational Message
583(1)
Renaming
583(1)
Quick Application of an Updated Group Policy
583(1)
DNS Migrations
584(1)
DNS Best Practices
585(1)
For Experienced Users
586(6)
Add a Server to Two Different Sites Simultaneously
586(1)
Removing Phantom Objects
586(1)
Phantom Domains
587(1)
Transferring FSMO Roles
588(4)
Troubleshooting Tips
592(3)
Avoiding Errors When Migrating a Domain
592(1)
Remote Procedure Call Errors
592(3)
Index 595

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