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Author Siddaway, Richard.

Title Learn active directory management in a month of lunches / Richard Siddaway
Published Shelter Island, NY : Manning Publications, ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Summary Annotation Summary"Learn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches" is a practical, hands-on tutorial designed for IT pros new to Active Directory. It skips the theory and concentrates on the day-to-day administration tasks you need to know to keep your network running smoothly. Just set aside an hour a day for a month--lunchtime would be perfect--and you'll be comfortable and productive with Active Directory before you know it. About the BookAt the heart of your Windows network is Active Directory, the control center for administration, security, and other core management functions. If you're new to Active Directory administration--or if you find yourself unexpectedly thrust into that role--you'll need to get up to speed fast."Learn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches" is a hands-on tutorial designed for IT pros new to Active Directory. Without assuming previous administration experience, the book starts by walking you through the most important day-to-day system management tasks. You'll learn how to administer AD both from the GUI tools built into Windows and by using PowerShell at the command line. Along the way, you'll touch on best practices for managing user access, setting group policies, automating backups, and more. This book assumes no prior experience with Active Directory or Windows administration. Examples are based in Windows Server 2012Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What's InsideADM tasks you'll need every day GUI and command line techniques Content tested by new administrators Well-illustrated, clearly explained examplesAbout the AuthorRichard Siddaway is an experienced all-around Windows administrator with two decades of experience. He's the author of "PowerShell in Practice andPowerShell and WMI," and coauthor of "PowerShell in Depth."Table of ContentsPART 1 MANAGING ACTIVE DIRECTORY DATA Before you begin Creating user accounts Managing user accounts Managing groups Troubleshooting users and groups Managing computer accounts Managing organizational units PART 2 MANAGING GROUP POLICY Creating Group Policies Managing Group Policies Fine-grained password policies PART 3 MANAGING THE ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVICE Creating domain controllers Managing domain controllers Protecting AD data Security: Default groups and delegation Managing DNS Managing sites and subnets AD replication Managing AD trusts PART 4 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting your AD Maintaining and monitoring Active Directory Future work and final exam Into the cloud
Notes Include\s index
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SUBJECT Microsoft Windows server. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99003751
Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
Microsoft Windows (Computer file) fast
Microsoft Windows server fast
Subject Operating systems (Computers)
Local area networks (Computer networks) -- Management
Directory services (Computer network technology)
operating systems.
Directory services (Computer network technology)
Local area networks (Computer networks) -- Management
Operating systems (Computers)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781617291197
1617291196