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The most important change in Windows 2000 is the inclusion of Active Directory, a fully qualified directory service. It`s so important that if you`re a systems administrator, you`re likely to find coming to grips with Active Directory to be one of your biggest headaches. But it doesn`t have to be that way, thanks to Windows 2000 Active Directory. Written by a participant in the Windows 2000 Rapid Deployment Program, Windows 2000 Active Directory delivers the practical, handson information you need to manage your site. Instead of filling pages with a screenbyscreen description of the graphical user interface, it focuses on the tasks you need to perform to manage your organization`s directory effectively. The heavy emphasis on scripting with the ADSI will help you automate tasks to achieve greater reliability and save time. Windows 2000 Active Directory is divided into three sections: The Basics, which provides an overview of the Active Directory technology and a detailed introduction to AD features. Design, which describes mapping your organization`s typology into the Active Directory schema; specific topics include the AD namespace and DNS, AD objects such as sites and domains, replication, group policies, and migration issues. Scripting, which covers the powerful capabilities of the Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), including ADSI`s use with ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), Active Server Pages (ASP), and Visual Basic (VB).Windows 2000 Active Directory is a practical guide to the new technology for the overworked system or network administrator. Whether you`re working regularly in the Windows 2000 environment or just evaluating Windows 2000 in order to understand the design issues involved, this book builds the solid foundation you need to understand Active Directory and use it effectively.About the Author Alistair G. LoweNorris is an Architectural Enterprise Strategy Consultant for Microsoft UK. During the writing of the first version of this book he worked for Leicester University as the project manager and technical lead of the Rapid Deployment Program for Windows 2000. During his time there, Leicester was part of Microsoft`s U.K. and U.S. Rapid Deployment Programs for Windows 2000, and was responsible for rolling out what turned out to be one of the world`s largest deployments of Windows 2000 preceding release of the final product. Since 1998 he has been the technical editor and a monthly columnist for the Windows Scripting Solutions magazine and a technical editor and author for Windows & .Net Magazine (previously Windows NT Magazine and Windows 2000 Magazine). In addition he is an author and editor for various other publications and online sites worldwide. He holds various Microsoft and other accreditations and has been using Windows 2000 and its descendents daily since October 1997. He lives in Leicester, UK.
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