| Acknowledgments | xiii |
| Introduction | xv |
| 1 | Introducing Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration | 1 |
| Explaining the Benefits of Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration | 2 |
| Installing and Configuring Domain Name Service | 4 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 6 |
| Key Term Quiz | 7 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 8 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 1 | 9 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 14 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 15 |
| 2 | Installing the Components of Active Directory | 17 |
| Formatting a Drive for Use with Active Directory (optional) | 18 |
| Installing Active Directory in a New Domain | 19 |
| Creating Sites for Active Directory | 22 |
| Creating Subnets | 23 |
| Creating Site Links | 25 |
| Creating a Bridgehead Server | 26 |
| Creating a Site Link Bridge | 27 |
| Creating Connection Objects | 29 |
| Creating a Global Catalog | 30 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 32 |
| Key Term Quiz | 33 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 34 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 2 | 35 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 55 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 55 |
| 3 | Configuring Active Directory | 57 |
| Verifying Active Directory | 58 |
| Creating a Server Object for Each Site | 59 |
| Assigning Roles to Servers | 60 |
| Seizing the PDC Role from South Side | 61 |
| Creating an Organizational Unit Structure for C&C | 62 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 64 |
| Key Term Quiz | 65 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 66 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 3 | 67 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis | 76 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 76 |
| 4 | Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory | 77 |
| Using the Wizard to Back Up Active Directory | 78 |
| Creating an Incremental Backup Script | 80 |
| Restoring a File | 81 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 83 |
| Key Term Quiz | 84 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 85 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 4 | 86 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 97 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 97 |
| 5 | Integrating Domain Name Service with Active Directory | 99 |
| Setting Up an Active Directory Zone | 100 |
| Setting Up and Configuring a Dynamic Domain Name Service | 101 |
| Adding a Record to the DNS Table | 102 |
| Building Baselines for Performance Console | 103 |
| Using NSLOOKUP | 105 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 107 |
| Key Term Quiz | 108 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 109 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 5 | 110 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 120 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 120 |
| 6 | Implementing and Troubleshooting Group Policy | 121 |
| Creating a Group Policy | 122 |
| Applying Rules to Policies | 123 |
| Link Policies to a Domain | 124 |
| Delegating Policy Authority | 126 |
| Exploring Policy Inheritance | 127 |
| Creating a Filter for Library Users | 128 |
| Importing an Administrative Template | 130 |
| Creating a User Script | 131 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 133 |
| Key Term Quiz | 134 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 135 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 6 | 136 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 159 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 159 |
| 7 | Managing Software and Network Configuration Using Group Policy | 161 |
| Installing WinINSTALL | 162 |
| Creating a Microsoft Installer Package | 163 |
| Deploying Software to a Computer | 164 |
| Applying a Filter for the Server Computers | 166 |
| Redeploying Updated Software | 167 |
| Troubleshooting a Publish Software Problem | 168 |
| Configuring Internet Explorer | 169 |
| Troubleshooting Using Event Viewer | 170 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 172 |
| Key Terms Quiz | 173 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 174 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 7 | 175 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 189 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 189 |
| 8 | Installing and Configuring the Remote Installation Service | 191 |
| Installing and Configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | 192 |
| Installing the Remote Installation Service | 194 |
| Building a CD-Based Image | 195 |
| Configuring the Remote Installation Service | 196 |
| Building a Remote Boot Disk | 197 |
| Creating an Install User | 198 |
| Modifying an Answer File | 199 |
| Troubleshooting the Remote Installation Service | 201 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 203 |
| Key Terms Quiz | 204 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 205 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 8 | 206 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 225 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 225 |
| 9 | Using the Remote Installation Service | 227 |
| Setting "Image" as the Allowed User | 228 |
| Setting Install Options | 229 |
| Using RIS to Build a Clinet Machine | 230 |
| Using Remote Installation Preparation to Build an Image | 232 |
| Troubleshooting RIS Installations | 233 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 235 |
| Key Terms Quiz | 236 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 237 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 9 | 238 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 245 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 245 |
| 10 | Managing Active Directory Objects | 247 |
| Removing the Library Site | 248 |
| Publishing a Folder | 249 |
| Publishing a Printer | 250 |
| Creating a User Group and Users | 251 |
| Writing a User Creation Script | 252 |
| Monitoring the Performance of Active Directory | 254 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 256 |
| Key Terms Quiz | 257 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 258 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 10 | 259 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 275 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 275 |
| 11 | Managing Active Directory and Domain Name Service Replication | 277 |
| Scheduling Replication Times | 278 |
| Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication | 279 |
| Reducing Latency in Domain Name Service Replication | 280 |
| Troubleshooting Domain Name Service Replication | 282 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 283 |
| Key Terms Quiz | 284 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 285 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 11 | 286 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 293 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 293 |
| 12 | Using the Security Features of Active Directory | 295 |
| Securing the Workstations | 296 |
| Performing a Security Analysis | 297 |
| Improving Server Security | 298 |
| Auditing Use of the Letter Templates Folder | 300 |
| Lab Analysis Test | 301 |
| Key Terms Quiz | 302 |
| Lab Wrap-Up | 303 |
| Lab Solutions for Chapter 12 | 304 |
| Answers to Lab Analysis Test | 314 |
| Answers to Key Term Quiz | 314 |
| Index | 315 |
