Administrator's
Toolkit
Advice on tools and utilities to make your life
easier. Source: Windows & .NET Magazine (March
1998) Adding
a New Windows 2000 File/Print and Web Server to
Your Network
Fast file and printer sharing is a basic network
service that virtually all users require on an
internal network. Microsoft Windows 2000 is an
ideal platform on which to build a reliable and
flexible network to share these vital files and
services. Source: Microsoft.com (March
10, 2000)
Default Processes
in Windows 2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 263201 - This
article describes the processes which run by default
in Microsoft Windows 2000. These processes can
be viewed using Task Manager.
Description of the
Cdldr File in the Root Folder of the System Partition
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 216326 - After
you install Windows 2000 from CD-ROM, the Cdldr
file appears in the root folder of the system
partition.
Gpresult Does Not
Enumerate the Resultant Computer Security Policy
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 258595 - Although
the Gpresult.exe command-line tool displays information
about the result that Group Policy has on the
current computer and logged-on user, it does not
reveal details of the security policy.
How to Allow Normal
Users Temporary Access to Local Administrator
Tasks
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 231270
- Describes how to let normal users perform a
task or run a program on their computers that
requires administrative privileges without changing
the users' current security settings.
How To Automate Folder
Permissions
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 180464 - It
is sometimes necessary to assign permissions to
a folder so that a particular User and the Administrators
group can administer it, as in the case of Users
Home Directories.
How to Enable Disk
Quotas in Windows 2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 183322 - This
article describes how to enable disk quotas in
Windows 2000.
How to Gain System
Access to a Windows 2000-Based Computer
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 238846. You
may need to run commands in the context of the
local System account for recovery or other administrative
purposes. (updated 12/29/99)
HOW TO: Use Adminpak.msi
to Install a Specific Server Administration Tool
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 314978 - This
article describes how to specify an individual
Server Administration Tool when you install the
Administration Pack (Adminpak.msi).
Inside Windows Management Interface
WMI implements Web-Based Enterprise Management
(WBEM) technology to offer an extensible data-collection
and management facility that lets you manage local
and remote systems composed of arbitrary components.
Source: Windows & .NET Magazine (Feb
2000)
Managing
Remote Access on a Per-group Basis Using Windows
2000 Remote Access Policies
This article shows you how to allow and deny remote
access on a per-group basis for the three remote-access
administrative models. Source: Microsoft.com (March
15, 2000)
Saving and Restoring
Existing Windows NT Shares
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 125996 - If
you need to reinstall Windows NT over an existing
installation (a clean install, not an upgrade),
move all of your data drives from one server to
another, or install Windows NT to another directory
or drive on a computer that already has Windows
NT installed, you can save the share names that
exist on the original Windows NT installation,
including any permissions assigned to those shares.
Well Known Security
Identifiers in Windows 2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 243330 - A security
identifier (SID) is a unique value of variable
length that is used to identify a security principal
or security group in Windows 2000 and Microsoft
Windows NT. Well-known SIDs are a group of SIDs
that identify generic users or generic groups.
Their values remain constant across all operating
systems. This information is useful for troubleshooting
issues involving security. It is also useful for
potential display problems that may be seen in
the ACL editor. A SID may be displayed in the
ACL editor instead of the user or group name.
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