Find all the information you need to manage and maintain Active Directory in Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server® 2008, an in-depth guide updated with over 300 pages of new material. Revised to address the new components, enhancements, and capabilities brought by Windows Server 2008 to the directory services, this book covers domain name system design, Active Directory forest and domain design, maintaining organizational units, managing group policy, implementing best practices, and more. Expect high-level coverage of the new version of Microsoft's powerful user authentication and authorization tool, fully updated for Windows Server 2008.

Table of Contents:
Introduction xxv Part 1 • Active Directory Design 1 Chapter 1 • Active Directory Fundamentals 3 Chapter 2 • Domain Name System Design 17 Chapter 3 • Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Design 43 Chapter 4 • Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of AD DS 79 Chapter 5 • Flexible Single Master Operations Design 119 Part 2 • Active Directory Object Management 127 Chapter 6 • Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer 129 Chapter 7 • Maintaining Organizational Units 179 Chapter 8 • Managing Group Policy 207 Chapter 9 • Managing Active Directory Security 245 Part 3 • Active Directory Service Management 265 Chapter 10 • Managing Access with Active Directory Services 267 Chapter 11 • Managing Active Directory Rights Management Services 297 Chapter 12 • Managing Active Directory Certificate Services 329 Chapter 13 • Managing the Flexible Single Master Operations Roles 365 Chapter 14 • Maintaining the Active Directory Database 387 Part 4 • Active Directory Best Practices and Troubleshooting 409 Chapter 15 • Microsoft’s Troubleshooting Methodology for Active Directory 411 Chapter 16 • Troubleshooting Problems Related to Network Infrastructure 425 Chapter 17 • Troubleshooting Problems Related to the Active Directory Database 451 Part 5 • Streamlining Management with Scripts 483 Chapter 18 • ADSI Primer 485 Chapter 19 • Active Directory Scripts 541 Chapter 20 • Monitoring Active Directory 615 Chapter 21 • Managing Active Directory with PowerShell 653 Appendix A • The Bottom Line 683 Index 709