Windows 2000 Active Directory

Your practical guide to Active Directory - the most important new feature of Windows 2000.

Administer and customize your Active Directory network with the secrets revealed in this comprehensive volume. Windows 2000 Active Directory provides hands-on details about Active Directory,the multi-master directory service at the heart of the Windows 2000 network. This practical study of Active Directory provides a balanced discussion that delves into the theory and serves as a practical desktop reference. If you are looking for the straight facts on how to administer Active Directory,look inside. This single-volume reference explains how to plan,deploy,configure,manage,and customize the Active Directory environment. Plus,you'll get eight pages of color blueprints that illustrate core Active Directory concepts.

• Manage and monitor the Active Directoryreplication process
• Customize and manipulate the Active Directory schema to create new object classes and attributes
• Understand Kerberos authentication and how it operates on Windows 2000 networks
• Create and manage group policy objects for efficient,granular administration of network resources
• Secure network communications through Windows 2000's IP security
• Backup and reset the Active Directory database
• Configure Active Directory domains,trusts,sites,site links,and site link bridges
• Administer Active Directory through command-line tools provided with the Windows 2000 Support Tools and the Windows 2000 Resource Kit

Window 2000's Active Directory identifies all resources on a network, making them accessible to users and applications - something previous versions of NT lacked. Windows 2000 Active Directory, by Joe Casad, shows you how to use Active Directory to reduce the total cost of running a network by controlling all the directories and devices on a network from one location, under one platform. This unique, in-depth treatment gives you specific cost-saving tips and examples. You learn how to set up Active Directory...handle security....distinguish domains trees and forests...interoperate Active Directory with NT and NetWare, TCP/IP and DNS...write scripts to automate administrative tasks...support applications...customize schema...and more.

Joe Casad is an MCSE, engineer, and consultant who has authored and co-authored more than a dozen books on computer networking and systems administration. He is the former managing editor of Network Administrator magazine and is currently the technical editor of SysAdmin magazine.