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<p>Introduction xxv</p> <p><b>Part 1 • Active Directory Design 1</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 • Active Directory Fundamentals 3</p> <p>Chapter 2 • Domain Name System Design 17</p> <p>Chapter 3 • Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Design 43</p> <p>Chapter 4 • Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of AD DS 79</p> <p>Chapter 5 • Flexible Single Master Operations Design 119</p> <p><b>Part 2 • Active Directory Object Management 127</b></p> <p>Chapter 6 • Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer 129</p> <p>Chapter 7 • Maintaining Organizational Units 179</p> <p>Chapter 8 • Managing Group Policy 207</p> <p>Chapter 9 • Managing Active Directory Security 245</p> <p><b>Part 3 • Active Directory Service Management 265</b></p> <p>Chapter 10 • Managing Access with Active Directory Services 267</p> <p>Chapter 11 • Managing Active Directory Rights Management Services 297</p> <p>Chapter 12 • Managing Active Directory Certificate Services 329</p> <p>Chapter 13 • Managing the Flexible Single Master Operations Roles 365</p> <p>Chapter 14 • Maintaining the Active Directory Database 387</p> <p><b>Part 4 • Active Directory Best Practices and Troubleshooting 409</b></p> <p>Chapter 15 • Microsoft’s Troubleshooting Methodology for Active Directory 411</p> <p>Chapter 16 • Troubleshooting Problems Related to Network Infrastructure 425</p> <p>Chapter 17 • Troubleshooting Problems Related to the Active Directory Database 451</p> <p><b>Part 5 • Streamlining Management with Scripts 483</b></p> <p>Chapter 18 • ADSI Primer 485</p> <p>Chapter 19 • Active Directory Scripts 541</p> <p>Chapter 20 • Monitoring Active Directory 615</p> <p>Chapter 21 • Managing Active Directory with PowerShell 653</p> <p>Appendix A • The Bottom Line 683</p> <p>Index 709</p>

<b>John A. Price</b> is the Lead Architect for a Microsoft Gold consulting firm in the Midwest. He has 11 years of experience with several Microsoft products, specializing in Active Directory, Exchange Server, and the System Center line of products. <p><b>Brad Price</b> is an MCT with 16 years of experience in the IT field, specializing in Active Directory, Exchange Server, Systems Management Server, and Operation Manager. He is the author of several books on Active Directory.</p> <p><b>Scott Fenstermacher</b> is an MCSE/MCDBA/MCSD, also with 16 years of experience in IT, in areas such as programming and scripting, database design and programming, and Windows and Linux network management.</p>

<b>Detailed Coverage of Active Directory for Windows Server 2008, 2003, 2003 R2, and 2000</b> <p>If you are responsible for the day-to-day operations of Active Directory, you need this book. From Windows Server 2000 up through the new features available in Windows Server 2008, this comprehensive guide gives you the practical instruction, detailed explanations, and shortcuts you need to efficientlyadminister Active Directory, no matter which server platform you're on. Control all user accounts from one location, write batch files and scripts, and centrally manage all your resources with Active Directory and the invaluable information in this one-stop guide.</p> <p><b>Coverage includes:</b></p> <ul> <li> <p>Optimizing name, forest, and domain designs for reliable infrastructures</p> </li> <li> <p>Organizing objects using containers and organizational units</p> </li> <li> <p>Setting up and administering user, group, and computer accounts</p> </li> <li> <p>Mastering Active Directory service management, including Rights management, Certificate, and Federation Services</p> </li> <li> <p>Maintaining the Active Directory database and database security</p> </li> <li> <p>Troubleshooting Active Directory at the highest levels</p> </li> <li> <p>Scripting practical solutions using PowerShell</p> </li> <li> <p>Design, Manage, and Troubleshoot Active Directory for All Windows Server Platforms</p> </li> <li> <p>Implement Best Practices and Manage Accounts, Access, and Group Policy</p> </li> <li> <p>Protect and Secure Information, Inside and Outside the Environment</p> </li> <li> <p>Master Scripting, Write Batch Files, and Automate Routine Tasks</p> </li> <li> <p>Reinforce Your Skills With Real-World Examples</p> </li> </ul>

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