Conventions
This book uses the following typographical conventions:
- A new term is set in italics the first time it is introducedfor example, Microsoft defines a site as an area of reliable, high-speed network communications.
- Paths for files, Active Directory objects, Registry keys and values, and group policy settings are set in fixed fontfor example, the Hosts file is located in the \Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc folder, and DNS zone configuration information is stored in the Registry under HKLM | Software | Microsoft | Windows NT | CurrentVersion | DNS Server | Zones.
- Screen elements that are clicked, selected/deselected, checked/unchecked, opened/closed, or called out for specific attention are set in a fixed-pitch fontfor example, click Add to open the Add Standalone Snap-In window; or, deselect the Bridge All Site Links option to remove global transitive bridging for site links.
- Menu items are set in small capsfor example, right-click the My Network Places icon and select PROPERTIES from the flyout menu.
- Names of graphical utilities and command-line utilities with specialized consoles are shown with an initial capital letterfor example, the Certificates console allows you to view your personal certificates, and objects representing disabled domain controllers are removed using Ntdsutil.
- Command-line utilities are set in uppercase when identified by name and in lowercase, fixed font when shown at the command linefor example, you can clear negative responses from the local DNS cache using the IPCONFIG utility as follows: ipconfig /flushdns.
- In paths and commands, placeholders are shown in italicsfor example, the syntax for the RUNAS command is runas /u:user@domain.root /smartcard.