Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server 2008

Find all the information you need to manage and maintain Active Directory in Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server® 2008, an in-depth guide updated with over 300 pages of new material. Revised to address the new components, enhancements, and capabilities brought by Windows Server 2008 to the directory services, this book covers domain name system design, Active Directory forest and domain design, maintaining organizational units, managing group policy, implementing best practices, and more. Expect high-level coverage of the new version of Microsoft's powerful user authentication and authorization tool, fully updated for Windows Server 2008.

Introduction xxvPart 1 * Active Directory Design 1Chapter 1 * Active Directory Fundamentals 3Chapter 2 * Domain Name System Design 17Chapter 3 * Active Directory Domain Services Forest andDomain Design 43Chapter 4 * Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects ofAD DS 79Chapter 5 * Flexible Single Master Operations Design119Part 2 * Active Directory Object Management 127Chapter 6 * Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer129Chapter 7 * Maintaining Organizational Units 179Chapter 8 * Managing Group Policy 207Chapter 9 * Managing Active Directory Security 245Part 3 * Active Directory Service Management265Chapter 10 * Managing Access with Active DirectoryServices 267Chapter 11 * Managing Active Directory Rights ManagementServices 297Chapter 12 * Managing Active Directory CertificateServices 329Chapter 13 * Managing the Flexible Single MasterOperations Roles 365Chapter 14 * Maintaining the Active Directory Database387Part 4 * Active Directory Best Practices andTroubleshooting 409Chapter 15 * Microsoft's Troubleshooting Methodologyfor Active Directory 411Chapter 16 * Troubleshooting Problems Related to NetworkInfrastructure 425Chapter 17 * Troubleshooting Problems Related to theActive Directory Database 451Part 5 * Streamlining Management with Scripts483Chapter 18 * ADSI Primer 485Chapter 19 * Active Directory Scripts 541Chapter 20 * Monitoring Active Directory 615Chapter 21 * Managing Active Directory with PowerShell653Appendix A * The Bottom Line 683Index 709