Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server 2008 [Paperback]

Find all the information you need to manage and maintain Active Directory in Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server® 2008, an in-depth guide updated with over 300 pages of new material. Revised to address the new components, enhancements, and capabilities brought by Windows Server 2008 to the directory services, this book covers domain name system design, Active Directory forest and domain design, maintaining organizational units, managing group policy, implementing best practices, and more. Expect high-level coverage of the new version of Microsoft's powerful user authentication and authorization tool, fully updated for Windows Server 2008.

Introduction xxv

Part 1 • Active Directory Design 1

Chapter 1 • Active Directory Fundamentals 3

Chapter 2 • Domain Name System Design 17

Chapter 3 • Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Design 43

Chapter 4 • Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of AD DS 79

Chapter 5 • Flexible Single Master Operations Design 119

Part 2 • Active Directory Object Management 127

Chapter 6 • Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer 129

Chapter 7 • Maintaining Organizational Units 179

Chapter 8 • Managing Group Policy 207

Chapter 9 • Managing Active Directory Security 245

Part 3 • Active Directory Service Management 265

Chapter 10 • Managing Access with Active Directory Services 267

Chapter 11 • Managing Active Directory Rights Management Services 297

Chapter 12 • Managing Active Directory Certificatels(