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Windows Server Hacks
By Mitch Tulloch
Publisher: O''''Reilly
Pub Date: March 2004
ISBN: 0-596-00647-0
Pages: 384
Copyright
Credits
About the Author
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Foreword: I''''m a Sci-Fi freak
Preface
Why Windows Server Hacks?
Getting and Using the Scripts
How to Use This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
How to Contact Us
Got a Hack?
Chapter 1. General Administration
Hacks #1-16
Section 1. Use Run As to Perform Administrative Tasks
Section 2. Drag and Drop to the Run Menu
Section 3. Find and Replace Registry Keys from a Command Line
Section 4. Automatically Log On After Booting
Section 5. Wait for and Optionally Terminate a Process
Section 6. Shut Down a Remote Computer
Section 7. Rename Mapped Drives
Section 8. Execute a Command on Each Computer in a Domain
Section 9. Add, Remove, or Retrieve Environment Variables
Section 10. Extend Group Policy
Section 11. Disable EFS
Section 12. Get Event Log Information
Section 13. Shortcut to Remote Assistance
Section 14. Desktop Checker
Section 15. Top Five Tools
Section 16. myITforum.com
Chapter 2. Active Directory
Hacks #17-24
Section 17. Retrieve the List of Old Domain Computer Accounts
Section 18. Automate Creation of OU Structure
Section 19. Modify All Objects in the OU
Section 20. Delegate Control of an OU to a User
Section 21. Send OU Information in Active Directory to an HTML Page
Section 22. Display Active Directory Information
Section 23. Store and Display Contact Information in Active Directory
Section 24. Restore the Active Directory Icon in Windows XP
Chapter 3. User Management
Hacks #25-35
Section 25. Search for Domain Users
Section 26. Manage User Accounts in Active Directory
Section 27. Get a List of Disabled Accounts
Section 28. Get User Account Information
Section 29. Check for Passwords that Never Expire
Section 30. Enumerate Group Membership to a CSV File
Section 31. Modify User Properties for All Users in a Particular OU
Section 32. Check Group Membership and Map Drives in a Logon Script
Section 33. Script Creation of a User''''s Home Directory and Permissions
Section 34. Prevent Ordinary Users from Creating Local Accounts
Section 35. Put a Logoff Icon on the Desktop
Chapter 4. Networking Services
Hacks #36-47
Section 36. Manage Services on Remote Machines
Section 37. Simplify DNS Aging and Scavenging
Section 38. Troubleshoot DNS
Section 39. Manually Recreate a Damaged WINS Database
Section 40. Change WINS for All Enabled Adapters
Section 41. Ensure DHCP Server Availability
Section 42. Change a Network Adapter''''s IP Info
Section 43. Change from Static IP to DHCP
Section 44. Release and Renew IP Addresses
Section 45. Use netsh to Change Configuration Settings
Section 46. Remove Orphaned Network Cards
Section 47. Implement Windows 2000 Network Load Balancing
Chapter 5. File and Print
Hacks #48-53
Section 48. Map Network Drives
Section 49. Determine Who Has A Particular File Open on the Network
Section 50. Display a Directory Tree
Section 51. Automate Printer Management
Section 52. Set the Default Printer Based on Location
Section 53. Add Printers Based on Name of Computer
Chapter 6. IIS
Hacks #54-61
Section 54. Back Up the Metabase
Section 55. Restore the Metabase
Section 56. Map the Metabase
Section 57. Metabase Hacks
Section 58. Hide the Metabase
Section 59. IIS Administration Scripts
Section 60. Run Other Web Servers
Section 61. IISFAQ
Chapter 7. Deployment
Hacks #62-68
Section 62. Get Started with RIS
Section 63. Customize RIS
Section 64. Tune RIS
Section 65. Customize SysPrep
Section 66. Remove Windows Components from the Command Line
Section 67. Unattended Installation of Windows Components
Section 68. Easily Create a Network Boot Disk
Chapter 8. Security
Hacks #69-78
Section 69. Fundamentals of a Virus-Free Network
Section 70. Antivirus FAQ
Section 71. Rename the Administrator and Guest Accounts
Section 72. Get a List of Local Administrators
Section 73. Find All Computers that Are Running a Service
Section 74. Grant Administrative Access to a Domain Controller
Section 75. Secure Backups
Section 76. Find Computers with Automatic logon Enabled
Section 77. Security FAQ
Section 78. Microsoft Security Tools
Chapter 9. Patch Management
Hacks #79-89
Section 79. Best Practices for Patch Management
Section 80. Beginners Guide to Enterprise Patch Management
Section 81. Patch-Management FAQ
Section 82. Enumerate Installed Hotfixes
Section 83. Apply Patches in the Correct Order
Section 84. Windows Update FAQ
Section 85. Obtain Updates via the Windows Update Catalog
Section 86. Use Automatic Updates Effectively
Section 87. Use Group Policy to Configure Automatic Updates
Section 88. Automatic Updates FAQ
Section 89. Software Update Services FAQ
Chapter 10. Backup and Recovery
Hacks #90-100
Section 90. Collect Disaster Recovery Files
Section 91. Back Up Individual Files from the Command Line
Section 92. Back Up System State on Remote Machines
Section 93. Back Up and Restore a Certificate Authority
Section 94. Back Up EFS
Section 95. Work with Shadow Copies
Section 96. Back Up and Clear the Event Logs
Section 97. Back Up the DFS Namespace
Section 98. Recover with Automated System Recovery
Section 99. Recovery Roadmap
Section 100. Data Recovery of Last Resort
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Index