| Delegation of
Administration Using Microsoft Management Console
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 201341. Microsoft
Management Console (MMC) is a general-purpose
management display framework for hosting administration
tools built as MMC snap-ins by Microsoft and other
companies.
Getting the Most out of the Microsoft Management Console
The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a Windows
2000 (Win2K) component you can use to manage hardware,
software, and various network components. However,
the MMC isn't limited to Win2K; you can also run
an MMC on Windows NT and Windows 9x. Creating
a Master Console You can create your own custom
MMC, including any number of custom consoles with
as many snap-ins as you want. Source: Windows
& .NET Magazine (Oct 1999)
How to Create
Custom MMC Snap-in Tools Using Microsoft Management
Console
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 230263. Describes
how to use Microsoft Management Console (Mmc.exe)
to create special tools to delegate specific administrative
tasks to users or groups, that can be sent by
e-mail, shared in a network folder, or posted
on the Web. They can also be assigned to users,
groups, or computers with system policy settings.
How to Create Custom
MMC Snap-in Tools Using Microsoft Management Console
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 230263 - Administrators
can use Microsoft Management Console (Mmc.exe)
to create special tools to delegate specific administrative
tasks to users or groups. Saved as MMC console
(.msc) files, these custom tools can be sent by
e-mail, shared in a network folder, or posted
on the Web. They can also be assigned to users,
groups, or computers with system policy settings.
A tool can be scaled up or down, integrated seamlessly
into the operating system, repackaged, and customized.
This article describes how to accomplish these
tasks.
Delegation
of Administration Using Microsoft Management Console
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a general-purpose
management display framework for hosting administration
tools built as MMC snap-ins by Microsoft and other
companies. The MMC consoles included with Windows
2000 are examples of MMC saved console. These
are files with an .msc extension, where an administration
tool was added to the console and saved with particular
options selected. A shortcut was then added to
the Administration Tools menu for the console
Introduction to Windows Management Services
White paper describes Microsoft Windows Management
Services, which act as the management infrastructure
for Windows 2000. You can layer any number of
management tools on top of these services to develop
complete, custom management solutions for each
management discipline. Source: Microsoft TechNet
CD Online
Management Services
Windows 2000 Server includes the management tools
needed to maintain and control networked servers
and desktops. Source: Microsoft TechNet CD
Online
Microsoft Management Console
Use MMC's custom tools capability to share management
functions on an NT 5.0 network. Source: Windows
& .NET Magazine (June 1998)
Windows 2000 Microsoft
Management Console and Snap-in Restrictions
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 271135 - This
article discusses the Microsoft Management Console
(MMC) and snap-in restrictions for a Microsoft
Windows 2000-based computer. |
