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.

Taking a task-oriented approach to Windows NT Registry, this title provides comprehensive and accurate information on Registry manipulation and settings. The book includes tear-out quick reference cards and important tips for key Registry entries.

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.

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.

This hands-on reference focuses exclusively on difficult Mac/NT integration issues and explains steps required to seamlessly network Mac desktops and NT desktops on the same LAN. The authors provide solutions to data interchange conflicts and suggest strategies for migrating Mac desktops to Win 9x or NT without loss of data or functionality.

Written for IT professionals, network administrators, and support personnel, this book provides instruction for installing Windows 2000 Professional, calculating deployment costs, configuring and troubleshooting network capabilities, managing registry settings, fixing printing errors, and optimizing performance. A companion CD-ROM contains demo sof