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Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant
Author William R. Stanek
Pages 576
Disk N/A
Level All Levels
Published 03/12/2003
ISBN 9780735613546
ISBN-10 0-7356-1354-0
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Symbols
%HomeDrive%, 227
%HomePath%, 227
%Processor_Architecture%, 227
%SystemRoot%, 116, 227
%UserName%, 227

A
A (address) record, DNS, 499, 500-501
access control entries (ACEs), 178-79
access controls
   account permissions, 189
   permissions, 331
   printer permissions, 436-37
   Removable Storage permissions, 387-89
   security model and, 178-79
account lockout
   duration, 208
   enabling account following, 246
   threshold, 207-8
Account Lockout Duration, 208
Account Lockout Threshold, 207-8
account passwords, resetting, 164-65
account policies
   configuring generally, 205
   Kerberos policies, 209-10
   lockout policies, 207-9
   password policies, 205-7
   security templates and, 106
   setting, 201-4
   viewing, 204-5
Account Policies node, Group Policy, 201-2
accounts. See computer accounts; groups; user accounts
ACEs (access control entries), 178-79
Active Directory, 133-54
   administration tools, 155-56
   advanced permissions, 251-52
   backup and recovery, 373
   command-line tools, 156-57
   data stores, 148-49
   DHCP server authorization in, 448-49
   DNS and, 133-34, 488
   domains, 135, 146-48
   forests and trees, 136-37, 146-48
   global catalogs, 149-50
   group membership caching, 150-51
   LDAP and, 152
   logical structures, 134
   object auditing, 342
   operation master roles and, 152-54
   organizational units, 137-38
   permissions, 331
   physical structures, 134
   replication, 151-52
   sites, 138-39
   structure of, 86, 148
   subnets, 138-39
   support tools, 157-58
   system administration and, 3
   Windows 95/98, 141-43
   Windows 2000 domains, 143-46
   Windows NT domains, 143-46
   Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, 140-41
Active Directory clients
   installing, 143-44
   network access as, 141-42
   types of, 140
Active Directory Domains And Trusts
   domain naming master role, 170-71
   domain structures, accessing, 137
   functions of, 155
Active Directory Installation Wizard (dcpromo)
   demoting domain controllers, 6, 140
   installing Active Directory, 134
   installing domain controllers, 169
   promoting domain controllers, 6, 140
Active Directory-integrated primary DNS server, 489
Active Directory Schema
   adding to MMC, 156
   schema master role, 171
Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI), 152
Active Directory Sites And Services
   functions of, 155
   global catalogs, 173
   sites and subnets, 139
   universal group membership caching, 174
Active Directory Users And Computers, 158-68
   accessing, 158
   account administration, 199
   adding computers to domains, 166-68
   adding computers to workgroups, 166-68
   advanced options, 159
   Builtin folder, 158
   computer account management, 162
   connecting to domain controllers, 159-60
   connecting to domains, 160
   
creating computer accounts, 162-63
   creating organizational units, 174
   deleting/disabling/enabling computer accounts, 164
   deleting organizational units, 175
   domain controllers folder, 159
   editing computer account properties, 164
   editing organizational unit properties, 175
   folders, 158-59
   functions of, 155
   managing organizational units, 138
   moving computer accounts, 165
   moving organizational units, 175
   multiple accounts, properties of, 247
   renaming organizational units, 175
   resetting locked computer accounts, 164-65
   searching for accounts and shared resources, 160-62
   transferring domain-wide roles, 169-70
   updating user and group accounts, 242
   viewing computer account properties, 164
   viewing organizational unit properties, 175
   viewing domain-wide roles, 169-70
active partition, 262
Add Counters dialog box, 68
Add Excluded Files dialog box, 363
Add Hardware Wizard
   adding new hardware, 41-42
   Control Panel utilities, 11
   troubleshooting hardware, 43-44
Add Or Remove Programs
   Control Panel utilities, 11
   disabling unnecessary services, 60
   installing optional network components, 410
   removing automatic updates, 123
   uninstalling optional network components, 410
Add Printer Wizard
   connecting to network-attached printers, 430-31
   installing network-attached printers, 428-30
   installing physically attached printers, 425-27
address (A) record, DNS, 499, 500-501
address book entries, 225
address pool, DHCP, 462-63
.adm files, 100
Adm subfolder, Group Policy, 89, 91
administration. See group policies; system administration
administration tools, Active Directory, 155-56
administrative shares. See special shares
administrative templates
   adding, 102
   configuring policies, 101
   disabling policies, 101
   enabling policies, 101
   removing, 102
   viewing, 100-101
Administrative Tools menu
   accessing, 17
   adding tools to, 155
administrative wizards, 11
administrators
   group capabilities for, 196-97
   user accounts, 186-87
Adminpak.msi, 14
ADSI (Active Directory Service Interface), 152
advanced settings, DNS, 404-5
Advanced tab, System properties dialog box, 25-29
   application performance, 26
   virtual memory, 27-29
   Windows performance, 25-26
Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box
   DNS settings, 404-5
   WINS settings, 406-7
alerts
   configuring, 75-78
   sending administrative, 31
algorithms, encryption, 375
allocation unit size, 269, 292
alternate private IP addresses, 397, 400-402
Anonymous Logon identity, 197
Application Data Properties dialog box, 96
application framework, help system, 116
application logs, 60
Application media pools
   allocating/deallocating Free media, 386-87
   creating, 385-86
   defined, 385
   deleting, 389
Application servers, 6
applications. See Services And Applications
Applications tab, Task Manager, 46-47
archive logs, 64-66
   creating, 65
   formats, 64-65
   viewing, 65-66
ARP, command-line utilities, 15
arrays, RAID, 287. See also RAID (redundant array of independent disks)
ASPNET account, 187
AT utility, 15, 109
ATTRIB, Recovery Console commands, 383
auditing
   Active Directory objects, 342
   DHCP servers, 450-51
   DNS servers, 512
   files and folders, 340-41
   logs and, 63
   printers, 437
   setting audit policies, 338-40
Authenticated Users identity, 197
authentication
   protocols, 177-78
   support, 144
authoritative restore, 373
authoritative time server, 128
autoloader tapes, backup media, 357
automatic backups, WINS database, 485
Automatic Updates
   configuring, 119-21
   downloading and installing, 122
   overview of, 118-19
   removing, 123
   server configuration, 121-22
   support services, 113
Automatic Update tab, System utility, 34

B
background processes, 45
backup and recovery. See also EFS recovery agents
   Active Directory, 373
   Backup utility. see Backup utility
   devices and media, 356-58
   differential vs. incremental backups, 355-56
   logs, 374
   manual backup, 366-69
   manual recovery, 371-73
   planning, 353-54
   remote systems, 373-74
   types of backup, 354-55
   WINS database, 485-86
backup domain controller (BDC), 141, 144, 145
backup logs, 374
Backup utility
   accessing, 358
   backup options, 361-62
   backup logs, 374
   Backup Wizard, 364-66
   exclusions, 362-64
   general options, 361
   key features, 359
   manual backups, 366-69
   manual recovery, 371-73
   restore options, 361-62
   Restore Wizard, 369-71
   restoring data on remote systems, 373-74
   special types of data, 360
   system recovery data snapshot, 380
Backup Wizard, 364-66
bad sectors, hard drives, 275-76
bandwidth, network, 83-84
basic disks
   converting to dynamic disk, 263-64
   functions of, 261
   overview of, 260
basic settings, DNS, 424
Batch identity, 197
BDC (backup domain controller), 141, 144, 145
B-node (broadcast), name resolution, 471
boot disk, 270-71
boot partition, 262
Boot.ini file, 270-71
BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol), 461
Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), 461
bottlenecks
   drive-related, 83
   memory-related, 81-82
   processor-related, 82
broadband connections, 412
broadcast (B-node), name resolution, 471
built-in capabilities
   Active Directory groups, 192-94
   defined, 189
   workgroups and member servers, 194-95
Builtin folder, Active Directory Users And Computers, 158
built-in groups
   account types, 185
   capabilities for, 195
   overview of, 188
built-in local groups, 182
built-in user accounts, 185-86
burst handling, WINS name registration, 477-78

C
caching
   checking, 81-82
   DNS, 417
   group membership, 150-51
   memory, 26, 80
   WINS, 515-16
caching-only DNS servers. See forwarding-only DNS servers
Cancelled, operation states, 389
canonical name (CNAME) record, DNS, 499, 502
capabilities, user and group accounts, 182-83, 189
certificates, encryption, 280
Certificates snap-in, 378
Change, share permissions, 320
Check Disk (Chkdsk.exe), 275
child domains, 134, 487, 497-99
Chkdsk.exe (Check Disk), 275
Class A networks, 445
Class B networks, 445
Class C networks, 445
Class D networks, 445
Classic Start Menu, 5
clusters, server roles, 7
CNAME (canonical name) record, DNS, 499, 502
command-line utilities
   accessing, 11
   Active Directory, 156-57
   Check Disk (Chkdsk.exe), 275
   list of, 15
   ping testing, 416
   seizing operations master roles, 172-73
   transferring operations master roles, 171-72
comments, printer properties, 432-33
compatibility, Windows operating systems
   administration tools, 14
   group policies, 86, 88-89
Completed, operation states, 389
compression
   backup data, 366
   directories and files, 278-79
   displaying compressed files, 310-11
   enabling, 270
   hard disk drives, 277-79
   removing, 279
computer accounts
   creating, 163
   deleting, 164
   disabling, 164
   domain structure and, 141
   editing properties, 164
   enabling, 164
   managing, 162
   moving, 165
   resetting locked, 164-65
   searching for, 160-62
   viewing properties, 164
   on workstations or servers, 162-63
Computer Configuration node, Group Policy console, 94
Computer Management console, 17-21
   accessing, 17
   connecting to other computers, 18-19
   console messages, 19
   DHCP Server service, 448
   disabling unnecessary services, 59-60
   disk quotas, 347-49, 351-52
   event logs, 61-62
   file and folder sharing, 316-18, 327-28
   information lists, exporting, 20
   media pools, 385
   overview of, 18
   Recovery tab, 58-59
   service logon, 57-58
   service management, 55-57
   Services And Applications, 21, 54-55
   shadow copies, 329-30
   share permissions, 321-23
   shared resources, 325-27
   storage tools, 21
   system tools, 20-21
   WINS services, 473
Computer Name tab, System properties dialog box, 22-23
computer policies, Group Policy, 87-88
Computers folder, Active Directory Users And Computers, 158
conditional DNS forwarders, 511-12
configuration data
   data store and, 149
   replication and, 151
Configure Your Server Wizard, 446
connectivity, network. See network connections
console messages, Computer Management console, 19
contact information, user accounts, 223-25
Control Panel
   accessing, 10
   list of utilities, 11-12
Convert utility, 273-74
copy backups, 354
copy (Ctrl+C) command, 312
Copy Disk dialog box, 313-14
counters
   Add Counters dialog box, 68
   alerts and, 75-78
   defined, 67
   logs, 71-73
   selecting, 67-69
CPU Time, 48
CPU Usage, 50
CPUs
   bottlenecks, 82-83
   Performance Monitor and, 67-68
   system performance and, 82
Creator Group identity, 197
Creator Owner identity, 198
Ctrl+C (copy), 312
Ctrl+V (paste), 312-13
Ctrl+X (cut), 313

D
daily backups, 355
DAT (digital audio tape), 357
data backup. See backup and recovery
Data Encryption Standard (DES), 235, 375
data sharing. See shared resources
data stores, 6, 148-49
data throughput
   network performance and, 53
   system performance and, 80-81
Datacenter Edition, Windows Server 2003, 4
Date And Time settings, Control Panel, 11
dc security, 106
dcpromo. See Active Directory Installation Wizard (dcpromo)
Debug Logging, DNS, 512-13
Debugging Mode, 381
decryption. See EFS (Encrypting File System); encryption
defragmentation, hard disk drives, 276-77
DES encryption, 235, 375
device drivers
   installing, 38-39
   printers, 421, 433
   removing, 40-41
   rolling back, 40
   signed, 35-36
   tracking driver information, 37-38
   unsigned, 35-36
   updating, 38-39
Device Manager
   disabling hardware, 43
   enabling hardware, 43
   removing device drivers, 40-41
   rolling back drivers, 40
   System Tools, 21
   viewing hardware devices, 36-38
devices
   backup and recovery, 356-58
   hardware. See hardware devices
   print. See print devices
DHCP clients, 443-44
   defined, 443
   IP address assignment, 444-45
   IP autoconfiguration, 444
   leases, 443-44
DHCP console
   accessing, 446-47
   address conflict detection, 453
   address exclusion ranges, 463
   backing up DHCP database, 465-66
   binding servers to specific network connection, 450
   connecting to remote DHCP servers, 447-48
   DHCP reservations/leases, 459-60, 463-65, 468
   DNS integration, 452
   scopes, 459-61
   server options, 459
   statistics, 450
DHCP databases
   backing up, 465-66
   moving to new server, 466-67
   regenerating, 467-68
   repairing, 467
   restoring, 466
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
   adding computers to domains or workgroups, 166
   address pool, 462-63
   auditing, 450-51
   clients. See DHCP clients
   Computer Management and, 21
   configuring, 453
   console. See DHCP console
   database. See DHCP database
   dynamic IP addresses, 400
   IP address assignment, 444-45
   leases. See DHCP reservations/leases
   releasing/renewing settings, 417
   reservations. See DHCP reservations/leases
   scopes. See DHCP scopes
   servers. See DHCP servers
   statistics, 450
DHCP reservations/leases, 463-65. See also DHCP databases
   database back up and, 465-66
   deleting, 465
   overview of, 445
   properties, 464
   reconciling leases, 468
   reconciling reservations, 468
   releasing addresses, 464
   reserving addresses, 463-64
   scopes and, 460
DHCP scopes, 445, 454-55
   activating, 461
   address pool and, 462-63
   BOOTP support, 461
   deactivating, 461
   modifying, 460-61
   multicast scopes, 457-58
   multiple, 462
   normal scopes, 455-57
   overview of, 445
   removing, 461
   reservation options, 460
   scope options, 458-60
   
server options, 459
   statistics, 462
   superscopes, 454-55
   types of, 445
DHCP servers, 445-53
   auditing, 450-51
   authorizing in Active Directory, 448-49
   backing up, 465-66
   binding servers to specific network connection, 449-50
   configuring, 449
   connecting to remote, 447-48
   DHCP console and, 446-47
   DHCP database and, 466-68
   DNS integration, 452
   installing, 446
   IP address assignment, 444-45
   IP address conflicts, 453
   leases and reservations, 463-65, 468
   logs, 451
   restoring configuration, 453
   saving configuration, 453
   server roles, 7
   starting, 448
   statistics, 450
   stopping, 448
DHCP Server service, 448
dial-in privileges, user accounts, 233-34
dial-up connections, remote access, 412
Dial-Up identity, 198
differential backups, 355-56
digital audio tape (DAT), 357
directories. See also data stores
   compressing/decompressing, 278-79
   decrypting, 285
   encrypting, 281-82
Directory Service Client Setup Wizard, 142
directory service log, 60
disaster recovery. See also backup and recovery
   Recovery Console, 382-83
   restoring system, 381
   safe mode, 380-81
   steps in system recovery, 379
   system recovery data, 379-80
Disk Cleanup, 285
disk configuration
   active partition, marking, 262
   basic disks, 261
   converting between format options, 262-64
   converting volume to NTFS, 273-74
   drive sections and, 262
   dynamic disks, 261, 264-65
   rescanning disks, 264
   types of, 259
Disk Defragmenter, 21, 276-77
disk drives, 357. See also hard disk drives
disk duplexing, 297-98
disk I/O
   improving, 66
   monitoring and tuning, 83
   reads/writes, 48
   system performance and, 82
Disk Management
   basic disks, 262-64
   Check Disk utility, 276
   drives, 259-60, 271-73
   dynamic disks, 262-65
   hard drives, 257-59
   mirrored sets, 298, 301, 303
   overview of, 21
   partitions, 262, 266-69, 273
   rescanning disks, 264-65
   simple volumes, 294
   spanned volumes, 294
   striped set with parity, 300
   volumes, 272-73, 288, 290-94, 299
disk mirroring. See also RAID (redundant array of independent disks)
   breaking mirrored set, 300-301
   implementing, 297-99
   overview of, 295
   removing mirrored set, 303
   repairing mirrored system volume to enable booting, 302
   resynchronizing and repairing mirrored set, 301
disk partitions
   assigning drive letters and paths, 271-72
   creating, 266-69
   deleting, 273
   drive sections and, 262
   formatting, 269-70
   marking active, 262
   overview of, 265
   styles of, 257
   updating boot disk and, 270-71
   volume label and, 272-73
disk quota limit, 342
disk quotas
   creating, 349-50
   deleting, 350-51
   disabling, 351-52
   enabling on NTFS volumes, 346-48
   exporting/importing, 351-52
   overview of, 342-44
   policies, 344-46
   viewing, 348-49
disk quota warning, 343
disk space. See disk quotas
disk striping. See also RAID (redundant array of independent disks)
   implementing, 296
   maximizing performance of, 297
   overview of, 295
   repairing, 303
disk striping with parity. See also RAID (redundant array of independent disks)
   implementing, 299-300
   overview of, 295
   regenerating, 303-4
display names, 199
Display settings, Control Panel, 11
distribution disk, 8-9
distribution groups, 181
DLLs (dynamic-link libraries), 44
DNS aliases, 502
DNS console, 495-96
   A records, 500-502
   child domains, 497
   CNAME records, 502
   Debug Logging, 512-13
   DNS server management, 495-96
   domains or subnets, 499
   dynamic updates, 509
   event logs, 512
   IP addresses, 510
   MX records, 502-4
   NS records, 504-5
   primary DNS server, 490-93
   PTR records, 500-502
   reverse lookups, 494-95
   secondary DNS server, 493-94, 508-9
   server management, 496-97
   server monitoring, 513-14
   SOA records, 505-7
   WINS caching, 515-16
   WINS lookups, 514-15
   WINS time-out values, 515-16
   zone changes, 508-9
   zone transfers, 507-8
   zone type, 509
DNS (Domain Name System), 487-516
   Active Directory and, 133-34, 488
   advanced settings, 404-5
   basic settings, 404
   computer names and, 22
   console. See DNS console
   domains or workgroups, 166
   DHCP and, 452
   enabling on network, 488-89
   flushing, 417-18
   hierarchical structure of, 133
   integrating with Active Directory, 488
   integrating with DHCP servers, 452
   overview of, 487
   pinging host names, 416
   PTR (pointer) records 500-502
   records. See DNS records
   registering, 417-18
   servers. See DNS servers
   vs. WINS, 470
DNS forwarding, 510-12
DNS records
   A, 500-501
   CNAME, 502
   MX, 502-4
   NS, 504-5
   overview of, 499-500
   PTR, 500-501
   SOA, 505-7
   updating, 505
   viewing, 505
DNS resolver cache, 417
DNS servers
   adding, 496-97
   auditing, 512
   child domains, 497-99
   DNS console and, 495-96
   DNS forwarding, 510-12
   DNS Server service, 489
   domains or subnets, 499
   dynamic updates, 509
   IP addresses, 510
   logs, 60, 512-13
   monitoring, 513-14
   primary DNS server, 490-93
   reverse lookups, 494-95
   removing, 496-97
   secondary DNS server, 493-94
   server roles, 7
   starting/stopping, 497
   types of, 489
   WINS integration, 514-16
   zones, 505, 507-9
DNS Server service, 489, 497
DNSCMD, command-line utilities, 15
docked, hardware profiles, 24
documents
   default settings, 437
   managing print jobs, 440-41
domain controllers
   Active Directory and, 140
   connecting to, 159-60
   as DNS server, 489
   demoting, 6, 168-69
   global catalogs and, 150
   installing, 168-69
   promoting, 6
   security templates, 106
   server roles, 7
   universal group membership and, 151
   Windows Server 2003 as, 5
domain controllers folder, Active Directory Users And Computers, 159
domain data
   data store and, 149
   replication and, 151
domain forests. See forests
domain local groups
   group scope and, 181
   when to use, 183-85
Domain Name System. See DNS (Domain Name System)
domain naming master role
   operations master roles, 153
   seizing/transferring, 172
   viewing, 170-71
domain trees. See trees
domain user accounts
   copying, 244-45
   creating, 213-15
   user account types, 179
domains
   Active Directory, 6, 134
   adding computers to, 166-68
   blocking inheritance, 91
   connecting to, 160
   deleting, 499
   DNS organization and, 487
   functional levels of, 135, 146-48
   group policies and, 90-91
   operations master roles, 153
   overview of, 135
   Windows 2000, 143-46
   Windows NT, 143-46
   Windows Time service and, 128-29
double-clicking, 9
drive letters, assigning, 267, 271-72, 292
drive paths, assigning, 267, 271-72, 292
drive sections, disk configuration, 262
drivers. See device drivers
DSADD, Active Directory command-line tools, 156
DSGET, Active Directory command-line tools, 156
DSMOD, Active Directory command-line tools, 157
DSMOVE, Active Directory command-line tools, 157
DSQUERY, Active Directory command-line tools, 157
DSRM, Active Directory command-line tools, 157
dump files, 32
dynamic disks
   converting to basic, 264
   functions of, 261
   moving to new system, 265
   overview of, 260
   reactivating, 264
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. See DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
dynamic IP addresses, 379, 400
dynamic updates, DNS servers, 509
dynamic-link libraries (DLLs), 44

E
EFS (Encrypting File System)
   backing up certificates, 378
   configuring EFS recovery, 376-77
   encrypting files and directories, 281-82
   overview of, 279-80, 374-76
   recovery agents, 281
   restoring certificates, 378-79
EFS recovery agents, 375-76
Enable Boot Logging, 380
Enable VGA Mode, 380
Encrypting File System. See EFS (Encrypting File System)
encryption. See also EFS (Encrypting File System)
   algorithms, 375
   hard disk drives, 279-80
   password storage and, 207
   recovery policy. See EFS (Encrypting File System)
   security options and, 235
encryption certificates
   backing up, 378
   restoring, 378-79
Enforce Password History, 205-6
Enforce User Logon Restrictions, Kerberos, 209
Enhanced CryptoPAK, Microsoft, 375
Enterprise Domain Controllers identity, 198
Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003, 4
environment variables, 29-30
   %SystemRoot% directory, 116
   creating, 29
   deleting, 30
   editing, 30
   user accounts, 226, 227
Environment Variables dialog box, 29-30
error reporting
   areas monitored by, 32-33
   configuring, 33
   disabling, 33-34
   enabling, 33
   support services, 113
   useful policies, 34
errors, hard drives, 275-76
event logs, 60-66. See also logs
   accessing, 61-62
   archiving, 64-66
   clearing, 64
   DNS servers, 512-13
   options, 62-64
   policies, 106
   types of, 60-61
   using, 61-62
   WINS servers, 476
Event Viewer, System Tools, 20
Everyone identity, 198
Exchange server, 360, 372
exclusion range, IP addresses, 462-63
exclusions, backup
   changing, 364
   creating, 363
   viewing, 362
EXIT, Recovery Console commands, 383
Export List dialog box, 20
Extend Volume Wizard, 294
extended partition, 267
extinction interval, WINS, 475
extinction timeout, WINS, 475

F
Failed, operation states, 389
FAT (file allocation table)
   features of FAT16 and FAT32, 305
   formatting disks for, 313
   long file name support, 307
   Recovery Console and, 382
fatal system errors, 31
faxes and printers
   Control Panel utilities, 12
   document defaults, 437
   managing print jobs, 439
   network-attached printers, 427-30
   physically attached printers, 424-25
   print server properties, 438
   Properties dialog box, 432
file allocation table. See FAT (file allocation table)
file extensions, displaying, 310
file names, 307-9
   abbreviation of, 308
   long file name support, 307-8
   truncation of, 309
File Replication Service, 60
file servers, server roles, 7
file systems
   converting to NTFS, 273-74
   FAT16 and FAT32, 305
   formatting disks for, 313
   formatting partitions for, 269
   hard disk drive organization and, 255
   local and remote, 255
   NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0, 306-7
   security templates and, 106
   volume creation, 292
files and folders. See also shared folders
   auditing, 340-41
   compressing, 278-79
   copying, 311-13
   copying and pasting, 312-13
   decompressing, 278-79
   decrypting, 285
   displaying hidden and compressed, 310-11
   encrypting, 281-82
   FAT and, 305-6
   file names, 307-9
   handle count, 48
   moving, 311-12
   NTFS and, 306-7
   permissions, 334-38
   properties, 309-10
   selecting multiple, 310-11
   sharing. See shared resources
   special permissions, 335-36
Find dialog box, 161
FIXBOOT, Recovery Console commands, 383
FIXMBR, Recovery Console commands, 383
floppy disks
   copying, 313-14
   formatting, 312-13
Folder Options, Control Panel, 11
folder redirection, 96-99
   based on group membership, 97-99
   redirecting special folder to single location, 96-97
   removing, 99
folders. See files and folders
foreground processes, 45
ForeignSecurity Principals folder, Active Directory Users And Computers, 159
forests
   as logical Active Directory structure, 134
   operations master roles and, 153
   overview of, 136-37
   raising functionality of, 146-48
Format dialog box, 269
formatting
   disk partitions, 269-70
   floppy disks, 312-13
   removable disks, 312-13
forward lookups, 493-94, 514-15
forwarders, DNS servers, 510-11
forwarding-only DNS servers, 489, 510-11
FQDN (fully qualified domain name), 180, 487
Free media pools
   allocating/deallocating Free media, 386-87
   defined, 384
   preparing media for, 385
FTP, command-line utilities, 15
full backups, 354
Full Control permissions, file and folders, 320, 334
fully qualified domain name (FQDN), 180, 487
fully qualified names, 133

G
gateways, multiple, 402-3
global catalogs
   configuring, 173
   group membership caching and, 150-51
   overview of, 149-50
global groups
   creating, 217-18
   group scope and, 182
   membership, 219
   when to use, 183-85
GPO (Group Policy Object), 86
GPT (GUID Partition Table), 257
gpupdate, 88, 93-94
graphical user interface (GUI)-based tools
   accessing, 11
   installing, 14
   list of, 13-14
   overview of, 12
graphs
   Performance Monitor, 67
   Performance tab, 50-51
group membership caching, 150-51, 174
group policies, 85-102
   administrative functions, 85-86
   applying during logon, 87-88
   applying existing policy to new location, 92-93
   blocking and overriding, 91-92
   deleting, 93
   disabling, 101
   enabling, 101
   local group policies, 89
   order of applying multiple policies, 87
   overview of, 86-87
   refresh interval for, 93-94
   site, domain, and organizational unit policies, 90-91
   version compatibility and, 86, 88-89
Group Policy console
   Account Policies node, 201-2
   administrative templates, 100-102
   disk quotas, 344-46
   managing policies, 101
   nodes and subnodes, 94-95
   recovery agent management, 376-77
   recovery policies, 283-84
   special folders, 96, 96-99
   troubleshooting printers, 422
Group Policy Object (GPO), 86
groups
   administrators and, 196-97
   built-in, 188, 195
   capabilities, 189, 192-95
   compared with user accounts, 179
   defaults, 185
   functions of, 177
   global, 183-85, 217-18
   implicit, 188-89, 197-98
   local, 183-85, 195, 218
   logon rights, 191-92
   managing, 243-45
   membership, 219-20
   overview of, 181
   predefined, 188
   primary, 220-21
   privileges, 190-91
   scopes, 181-83
   security identifiers and, 183
   types of, 181, 217
   universal, 183-85
Guest account, user accounts, 187
GUI-based tools. See graphical user interface (GUI)-based tools
GUID Partition Table (GPT), 257


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