Windows Server Hacks

System administrators looking for quick ways to solve a wide range of problems, and the means to tune their Windows server for better performance, are going to love this book. No matter which Windows server they use-NT, IIS, 2000 or 2003-Windows Server Hacks lets them go beyond standard administration policy and traditional techniques (found in most Windows Server handbooks) by offering the knowledge and experience of veteran system administrators and hackers who learned practical methods through trial and error. The book includes secrets of the masters in such areas as Active Directory, User Management, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP, File and Print, IIS, performance and security.

Mitch Tulloch is a trainer, consultant, and author living in Winnipeg, Canada. In addition to his Nutshell books for O'Reilly listed below, Mitch is also the author of the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking and Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security, both from Microsoft Press, and a string of best-selling books on IIS from Osborne/McGraw-Hill. If you're interested you can find out more about Mitch on his website www.mtit.com. In addition to his O'Reilly weblog, Mitch also maintains a "techblog" at mitchtulloch.blogspot.com containing random thoughts, ideas, suggestions, tips, and resources for network and system administrators.

Credits

vii

Foreword

xvii

Preface

xix

General Administration

1

(61)

Use Run As to Perform Administrative Tasks

1

(6)

Drag and Drop to the Run Menu

7

(2)

Find and Replace Registry Keys from a Command line

9

(1)

Automatically Log On After Booting

10

(3)

Wait for and Optionally Terminate a Process

13

(8)

Shut Down a Remote Computer

21

(5)

Rename Mapped Drives

26

(1)

Execute a Command on Each Computer in a Domain

27

(4)

Add, Remove, or Retrieve Environment Variables

31

(3)

Extend Group Policy

34

(3)

Disable EFS

37

(2)

Get Event Log Information

39

(3)

Shortcut to Remote Assistance

42

(1)

Desktop Checker

43

(13)

Top Five Tools

56

(2)

myITforum.com

58

(4)

Active Directory

62

(26)

Retrieve the List of Old Domain Computer Accounts

62

(3)

Automate Creation of OU Structure

65

(4)

Modify All Objects in the OU

69

(1)

Delegate Control of an OU to a User

70

(2)

Send OU Information in Active Directory to an HTML Page

72

(3)

Display Active Directory Information

75

(2)

Store and Display Contact Information in Active Directory

77

(8)

Restore the Active Directory Icon in Windows XP

85

(3)

User Management

88

(23)

Search for Domain Users

88

(3)

Manage User Accounts in Active Directory

91

(2)

Get a List of Disabled Accounts

93

(2)

Get User Account Information

95

(2)

Check for Passwords that Never Expire

97

(2)

Enumerate Group Membership to a CSV File

99

(3)

Modify User Properties for All Users in a Particular OU

102

(1)

Check Group Membership and Map Drives in a Logon Script

103

(3)

Script Creation of a User's Home Directory and Permissions

106

(2)

Prevent Ordinary Users from Creating Local Accounts

108

(1)

Put a Logoff Icon on the Desktop

109

(2)

Networking Services

111

(27)

Manage Services on Remote Machines

111

(4)

Simplify DNS Aging and Scavenging

115

(5)

Troubleshoot DNS

120

(3)

Manually Recreate a Damaged WINS Database

123

(1)

Change WINS for All Enabled Adapters

124

(2)

Ensure DHCP Server Availability

126

(2)

Change a Network Adapter's IP Info

128

(1)

Change from Static IP to DHCP

129

(2)

Release and Renew IP Addresses

131

(1)

Use netsh to Change Configuration Settings

132

(1)

Remove Orphaned Network Cards

133

(2)

Implement Windows 2000 Network Load Balancing

135

(3)

File and Print

138

(26)

Map Network Drives

138

(2)

Determine Who Has A Particular File Open on the Network

140

(2)

Display a Directory Tree

142

(2)

Automate Printer Management

144

(2)

Set the Default Printer Based on Location

146

(1)

Add Printers Based on Name of Computer

147

(17)

IIS

164

(39)

Back Up the Metabase

164

(7)

Restore the Metabase

171

(2)

Map the Metabase

173

(7)

Metabase Hacks

180

(7)

Hide the Metabase

187

(2)

IIS Administration Scripts

189

(10)

Run Other Web Servers

199

(2)

IISFAQ

201

(2)

Deployment

203

(24)

Get Started with RIS

203

(5)

Customize RIS

208

(6)

Tune RIS

214

(2)

Customize SysPrep

216

(6)

Remove Windows Components from the Command Line

222

(2)

Unattended Installation of Windows Components

224

(1)

Easily Create a Network Boot Disk

225

(2)

Security

227

(37)

Fundamentals of a Virus-Free Network

227

(10)

Antivirus FAQ

237

(2)

Rename the Administrator and Guest Accounts

239

(2)

Get a List of Local Administrators

241

(1)

Find All Computers that Are Running a Service

242

(7)

Grant Administrative Access to a Domain Controller

249

(2)

Secure Backups

251

(5)

Find Computers with Automatic Iogon Enabled

256

(1)

Security FAQ

257

(3)

Microsoft Security Tools

260

(4)

Patch Management

264

(35)

Best Practices for Patch Management

264

(7)

Beginners Guide to Enterprise Patch Management

271

(4)

Patch-Management FAQ

275

(2)

Enumerate Installed Hotfixes

277

(2)

Apply Patches in the Correct Order

279

(1)

Windows Update FAQ

279

(3)

Obtain Updates via the Windows Update Catalog

282

(2)

Use Automatic Updates Effectively

284

(6)

Use Group Policy to Configure Automatic Updates

290

(3)

Automatic Updates FAQ

293

(1)

Software Update Services FAQ

294

(5)

Backup and Recovery

299

(50)

Collect Disaster Recovery Files

299

(4)

Back Up Individual Files from the Command Line

303

(3)

Back Up System State on Remote Machines

306

(3)

Back Up and Restore a Certificate Authority

309

(7)

Back Up EFS

316

(6)

Work with Shadow Copies

322

(9)

Back Up and Clear the Event Logs

331

(3)

Back Up the DFS Namespace

334

(2)

Recover with Automated System Recovery

336

(6)

Recovery Roadmap

342

(6)

Data Recovery of Last Resort

348

(1)

Index

349

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