When Microsoft introduced Windows 2000, the most important change
was the inclusion of Active Directory. With many great benefits, it
continues to be a huge headache for network and system
administrators to design, implement and support. The first edition
of this book, O'Reilly's best-selling Windows 2000 Active
Directory, eased their pain considerably. Now titled Active
Directory, 2nd Edition, this book provides system and network
administrators, IT professionals, technical project managers, and
programmers with a clear, detailed look at Active Directory for
both Windows 2000 and Windows...
Scripting provides system administrators an optimal means of
automating tedious and time-consuming application, configuration,
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capabilities offered by VBScript, ADSI and Windows Scripting Host.
ADSI is particularly important in light of the upcoming release of
Windows 2000, as it provides a means of accessing functionality in
the Active Directory Microsoft's highly-publicized directory
service. ADSI allows for cross-functionality with directory
services in other computing platforms, which is critical since 90%
of all enterprise...
