Your practical guide to Active Directory - the most important new feature of Windows 2000.

Administer and customize your Active Directory network with the secrets revealed in this comprehensive volume. Windows 2000 Active Directory provides hands-on details about Active Directory, the multi-master directory service at the heart of the Windows 2000 network. This practical study of Active Directory provides a balanced discussion that delves into the theory and serves as a practical desktop reference. If you are looking for the straight facts on how to administer Active Directory, look inside. This single-volume reference explains how to plan, deploy, configure, manage, and customize the Active Directory environment. Plus, you'll get eight pages of color blueprints that illustrate core Active Directory concepts. Manage and monitor the Active Directory replication process Customize and manipulate the Active Directory schema to create new object classes and attributes Understand Kerberos authentication and how it operates on Windows 2000 networks Create and manage group policy objects for efficient, granular administration of network resources Secure network communications through Windows 2000's IP security Backup and reset the Active Directory database Configure Active Directory domains, trusts, sites, site links, and site link bridges Administer Active Directory through command-line tools provided with the Windows 2000 Support Tools and the Windows 2000 Resource Kit