This book has been enhanced from the first edition to include group policy, restructuring the enterprise environment, enterprise networking, advanced Active Directory components, enhanced enterprise installation options, advanced file and resource administration, enterprise networking solutions, Windows 2000-specific security features, and additional troubleshooting. Plus, this book takes readers through best practice planning, implementation, and rollout of solutions specific to Windows 2000.

Systems administrators can turn to this guide for help in installing, configuring, operating, and troubleshooting a Windows 2000 network. A unique "write-in" format allows readers to custom this book to their needs. The release is timed to coincide with the availability of Microsoft's NT 5 operating system software.

This comprehensive step-by-step reference provides everything an administrator needs to know to make a Windows 2000-based network run smoothly and efficiently. Detailed, solutions-oriented projects will guide administrators through day-to-day installation, configuration, networking, administration, optimization, security troubleshooting and much more. Enhanced from the previous edition, this must-have guide included valuable information on vital network planning, enterprise configuration, and advanced feature sets to improve administrative functionality.

This system administrators bible provides detailed coverage of Active Directory security, auditing, and integration with existing installations. It includes a realistic case study to be used as a template for system migration and integration. The book also examines distributed security applications such as Kerberos, and standards such as X.500. It offers hard to find tips on improving directory performance and it explains in detail how Windows 2000's Active Directory subsystem manages "system lookup" tasks by associated users with passwords and permissions.

This book is known as the bible that points out security holes in the Windows 2000 system, as well as weaknesses that emerge from poor planning and lax administration. It places extra emphasis on Windows 2000 security issues raised by high-bandwidth connections to the Internet, with and without firewalls. It also covers Windows 2000 security at system deployment and at upgrade time, as well as during routine system administration. It organizes the Windows 2000 security topic functionally, according to tasks a system administrator would be called to perform.

This black book shows how to build a simple, but powerful database profile utility, and explains how to set up data replication. It covers the essentials of transaction management, with information on new locking structures. Discover the latest XML data interchange technology along with several examples readers can use to quickly build applications.