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How do you
double-boot a Win 2003 server box? The Boot.ini file is
set as read-only, system, and hidden to prevent unwanted
editing. To change the Boot.ini timeout and default
settings, use the System
option in Control Panel
from the Advanced tab
and select Startup.
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What do you do if earlier
application doesn’t run on Windows Server 2003? When an
application that ran on an earlier legacy version of
Windows cannot be loaded during the setup function or if it
later malfunctions, you must run the compatibility mode
function. This is accomplished by right-clicking the
application or setup program and selecting Properties –>
Compatibility –> selecting the previously supported
operating system.
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If you
uninstall Windows Server 2003, which operating systems can
you revert to? Win ME, Win 98, 2000, XP. Note, however,
that you
cannot upgrade
from ME and 98 to Windows Server 2003.
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How do you
get to Internet Firewall settings? Start –> Control
Panel –> Network and Internet Connections –> Network
Connections.
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What are the
Windows Server 2003 keyboard shortcuts? Winkey opens or
closes the Start menu. Winkey + BREAK displays the System
Properties dialog box. Winkey + TAB moves the focus to the
next application in the taskbar. Winkey + SHIFT + TAB moves
the focus to the previous application in the taskbar.
Winkey + B moves the focus to the notification area. Winkey
+ D shows the desktop. Winkey + E opens Windows Explorer
showing My Computer. Winkey + F opens the Search panel.
Winkey + CTRL + F opens the Search panel with Search for
Computers module selected. Winkey + F1 opens Help. Winkey +
M minimizes all. Winkey + SHIFT+ M undoes minimization.
Winkey + R opens Run dialog. Winkey + U opens the Utility
Manager. Winkey + L locks the computer.
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What is
Active Directory? Active Directory is a network-based
object store and service that locates and manages
resources, and makes these resources available to
authorized users and groups. An underlying principle of the
Active Directory is that everything is considered an
object—people, servers, workstations, printers, documents,
and devices. Each object has certain attributes and its own
security access control list (ACL).
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Where are
the Windows NT Primary Domain Controller (PDC) and its
Backup Domain Controller (BDC) in Server 2003? The
Active Directory replaces them. Now all domain controllers
share a multimaster peer-to-peer read and write
relationship that hosts copies of the Active Directory.
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How long
does it take for security changes to be replicated among
the domain controllers? Security-related modifications
are replicated within a site immediately. These changes
include account and individual user lockout policies,
changes to password policies, changes to computer account
passwords, and modifications to the Local Security
Authority (LSA).
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What’s new
in Windows Server 2003 regarding the DNS management?
When DC promotion occurs with an existing forest, the
Active Directory Installation Wizard contacts an existing
DC to update the directory and replicate from the DC the
required portions of the directory. If the wizard fails to
locate a DC, it performs debugging and reports what caused
the failure and how to fix the problem. In order to be
located on a network, every DC must register in DNS DC
locator DNS records. The Active Directory Installation
Wizard verifies a proper configuration of the DNS
infrastructure. All DNS configuration debugging and
reporting activity is done with the Active Directory
Installation Wizard.
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When should
you create a forest? Organizations that operate on
radically different bases may require separate trees with
distinct namespaces. Unique trade or brand names often give
rise to separate DNS identities. Organizations merge or are
acquired and naming continuity is desired. Organizations
form partnerships and joint ventures. While access to
common resources is desired, a separately defined tree can
enforce more direct administrative and security
restrictions.
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How can you
authenticate between forests? Four types of
authentication are used across forests: (1) Kerberos and
NTLM network logon for remote access to a server in another
forest; (2) Kerberos and NTLM interactive logon for
physical logon outside the user’s home forest; (3) Kerberos
delegation to N-tier application in another forest; and (4)
user principal name (UPN) credentials.
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What snap-in
administrative tools are available for Active Directory?
Active Directory Domains and Trusts Manager, Active
Directory Sites and Services Manager, Active Directory
Users and Group Manager, Active Directory Replication
(optional, available from the Resource Kit), Active
Directory Schema Manager (optional, available from adminpak)
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What types
of classes exist in Windows Server 2003 Active Directory?
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Structural
class. The structural class is important to the
system administrator in that it is the only type from
which new Active Directory objects are created.
Structural classes are developed from either the
modification of an existing structural type or the use of
one or more abstract classes.
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Abstract
class. Abstract classes are so named because they
take the form of templates that actually create other
templates (abstracts) and structural and auxiliary
classes. Think of abstract classes as frameworks for the
defining objects.
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Auxiliary
class. The auxiliary class is a list of attributes.
Rather than apply numerous attributes when creating a
structural class, it provides a streamlined alternative
by applying a combination of attributes with a single
include action.
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88 class.
The 88 class includes object classes defined prior to
1993, when the 1988 X.500 specification was adopted. This
type does not use the structural, abstract, and auxiliary
definitions, nor is it in common use for the development
of objects in Windows Server 2003 environments.
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How do you
delete a lingering object? Windows Server 2003 provides
a command called Repadmin that provides the ability to
delete lingering objects in the Active Directory.
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What is
Global Catalog? The Global Catalog authenticates
network user logons and fields inquiries about objects
across a forest or tree. Every domain has at least one GC
that is hosted on a domain controller. In Windows 2000,
there was typically one GC on every site in order to
prevent user logon failures across the network.
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How is user
account security established in Windows Server 2003?
When an account is created, it is given a unique access
number known as a security identifier (SID). Every group to
which the user belongs has an associated SID. The user and
related group SIDs together form the user account’s
security token, which determines access levels to objects
throughout the system and network. SIDs from the security
token are mapped to the access control list (ACL) of any
object the user attempts to access.
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If I delete
a user and then create a new account with the same username
and password, would the SID and permissions stay the same?
No. If you delete a user account and attempt to recreate it
with the same user name and password, the SID will be
different.
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What do you
do with secure sign-ons in an organization with many
roaming users? Credential Management feature of Windows
Server 2003 provides a consistent single sign-on experience
for users. This can be useful for roaming users who move
between computer systems. The Credential Management feature
provides a secure store of user credentials that includes
passwords and X.509 certificates.
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Anything
special you should do when adding a user that has a Mac?
"Save password as encrypted clear text" must be selected on
User Properties Account Tab Options, since the Macs only
store their passwords that way.
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What remote
access options does Windows Server 2003 support?
Dial-in, VPN, dial-in with callback.
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Where are
the documents and settings for the roaming profile stored?
All the documents and environmental settings for the
roaming user are stored locally on the system, and, when
the user logs off, all changes to the locally stored
profile are copied to the shared server folder. Therefore,
the first time a roaming user logs on to a new system the
logon process may take some time, depending on how large
his profile folder is.
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Where are
the settings for all the users stored on a given machine?
\Document and Settings\All Users
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What
languages can you use for log-on scripts? JavaScipt,
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