Active Directory, 3rd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly Media ISBN: 0596101732 Publication Date: 2006-01 Authors: Joe Richards, Robbie Allen, Alistair G Lowe-Norris Pages: 824
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Table of Contents

Part I. Active Directory Basics

1. A Brief Introduction
     Evolution of the Microsoft NOS
     Windows NT Versus Active Directory
     Windows 2000 Versus Windows Server 2003
     Windows Server 2003 Versus Windows Server 2003 R2
     Summary

2. Active Directory Fundamentals
     How Objects Are Stored and Identified
     Building Blocks
     Summary

3. Naming Contexts and Application Partitions
     Domain Naming Context
     Configuration Naming Context
     Schema Naming Context
     Application Partitions
     Summary

4. Active Directory Schema
     Structure of the Schema
     Attributes (attributeSchema Objects)
     Attribute Properties
     Classes (classSchema Objects)
     Summary

5. Site Topology and Replication
     Site Topology
     Data Replication
     Summary

6. Active Directory and DNS
     DNS Fundamentals
     DC Locator
     Resource Records Used by Active Directory
     Delegation Options
     Active Directory Integrated DNS
     Using Application Partitions for DNS
     Summary

7. Profiles and Group Policy Primer
     A Profile Primer
     Capabilities of GPOs
     Additional Resources
     Summary

Part II. Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure

8. Designing the Namespace
     The Complexities of a Design
     Where to Start
     Overview of the Design Process
     Domain Namespace Design
     Design of the Internal Domain Structure
     Other Design Considerations
     Design Examples
     Designing for the Real World
     Summary

9. Creating a Site Topology
     Intrasite and Intersite Topologies
     Designing Sites and Links for Replication
     Examples
     Additional Resources
     Summary

10. Designing Organization-Wide Group Policies
     How GPOs Work
     Managing Group Policies
     Using GPOs to Help Design the Organizational Unit Structure
     Debugging Group Policies
     Summary

11. Active Directory Security: Permissions and Auditing
     Permission Basics
     Using the GUI to Examine Permissions
     Using the GUI to Examine Auditing
     Designing Permission Schemes
     Designing Auditing Schemes
     Real-World Examples
     Summary

12. Designing and Implementing Schema Extensions
     Nominating Responsible People in Your Organization
     Thinking of Changing the Schema
     Creating Schema Extensions
     Summary

13. Backup, Recovery, and Maintenance
     Backing Up Active Directory
     Restoring a Domain Controller
     Restoring Active Directory
     FSMO Recovery
     DIT Maintenance
     Summary

14. Upgrading to Windows Server 2003
     New Features in Windows Server 2003
     Differences with Windows 2000
     Functional Levels Explained
     Preparing for ADPrep
     Upgrade Process
     Post-Upgrade Tasks
     Summary

15. Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 R2
     New Active Directory Features in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
     Differences with Windows Server 2003
     New Active Directory Features in Windows Server 2003 R2
     Preparing for ADPrep
     Service Pack 1 Upgrade Process
     R2 Upgrade Process
     Summary

16. Migrating from Windows NT
     The Principles of Upgrading Windows NT Domains
     Summary

17. Integrating Microsoft Exchange
     A Quick Word About Exchange/AD Interaction
     Preparing Active Directory for Exchange
     Exchange 5.5 and the Active Directory Connector
     Summary

18. Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)
     ADAM Terms
     Differences Between AD and ADAM V1.0
     ADAM R2 Updates
     ADAM R2 Installation
     Tools
     ADAM Schema
     Using ADAM
     Summary

19. Interoperability, Integration, and Future Direction
     Microsoft's Directory Strategy
     Interoperating with Other Directories
     Integrating Applications and Services
     Summary

Part III. Scripting Active Directory with ADSI, ADO, and WMI

20. Scripting with ADSI
     What Are All These Buzzwords?
     Writing and Running Scripts
     ADSI
     Simple Manipulation of ADSI Objects
     Further Information
     Summary

21. IADs and the Property Cache
     The IADs Properties
     Manipulating the Property Cache
     Checking for Errors in VBScript
     Summary

22. Using ADO for Searching
     The First Search
     Other Ways of Connecting and Retrieving Results
     Understanding Search Filters
     Optimizing Searches
     Advanced Search Function: SearchAD
     Summary

23. Users and Groups
     Creating a Simple User Account
     Creating a Full-Featured User Account
     Creating Many User Accounts
     Modifying Many User Accounts
     Account Unlocker Utility
     Creating a Group
     Adding Members to a Group
     Evaluating Group Membership
     Summary

24. Basic Exchange Tasks
     Notes on Managing Exchange
     Exchange Management Tools
     Mail-Enabling Versus Mailbox-Enabling
     Exchange Delegation
     Mail-Enabling a User
     Mail-Disabling a User
     Creating and Mail-Enabling a Contact
     Mail-Disabling a Contact
     Mail-Enabling a Group (Distribution List)
     Mail-Disabling a Group
     Mailbox-Enabling a User
     Mailbox-Disabling a User (Mailbox Deletion)
     Purging a Disconnected Mailbox
     Reconnecting a Disconnected Mailbox
     Moving a Mailbox
     Enumerating Disconnected Mailboxes
     Viewing Mailbox Sizes and Message Counts
     Viewing All Store Details of All Mailboxes on a Server
     Dumping All Store Details of All Mailboxes on All Servers in Exchange Org
     Summary

25. Shares and Print Queues
     The Interface Methods and Properties
     Creating and Manipulating Shares with ADSI
     Enumerating Sessions and Resources
     Manipulating Print Queues and Print Jobs
     Summary

26. Permissions and Auditing
     How to Create an ACE Using ADSI
     A Simple ADSI Example
     A Complex ADSI Example
     Creating Security Descriptors
     Listing the Security Descriptor of an Object
     Summary

27. Extending the Schema and the Active Directory Snap-ins
     Modifying the Schema with ADSI
     Customizing the Active Directory Administrative Snap-ins
     Summary

28. Using ADSI and ADO from ASP or VB
     VBScript Limitations and Solutions
     How to Avoid Problems When Using ADSI and ASP
     Combining VBScript and HTML
     Binding to Objects via Authentication
     Incorporating Searches into ASP
     Migrating Your ADSI Scripts from VBScript to VB
     Summary

29. Scripting with WMI
     Origins of WMI
     WMI Architecture
     Getting Started with WMI Scripting
     WMI Tools
     Manipulating Services
     Querying the Event Logs
     Querying AD with WMI
     Monitoring Trusts
     Monitoring Replication
     Summary

30. Manipulating DNS
     DNS Provider Overview
     Manipulating DNS Server Configuration
     Creating and Manipulating Zones
     Creating and Manipulating Resource Records
     Summary

31. Getting Started with VB.NET and System.Directory Services
     The .NET Framework
     Using VB.NET
     Overview of System.DirectoryServices
     DirectoryEntry Basics
     Searching with DirectorySearcher
     Manipulating Objects
     Summary

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