Active Directory Cookbook

When you need practical hands-on support for Active Directory, the updated edition of this extremely popular Cookbook provides quick solutions to 450 common (and uncommon) problems you might encounter when deploying, administering, and automating Microsoft’s network directory service. Updated for Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, and Exchange 2013, the fourth edition offers troubleshooting recipes based on valuable input from Windows administrators. You’ll find solutions for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), AD LDS (Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services), multi-master replication, Domain Name System (DNS), Group Policy, the Active Directory Schema, and many other features. The Active Directory Cookbook will help you: Perform Active Directory tasks from the command line Use PowerShell to automate Active Directory tasks Manage new Active Directory features, such as the Active Directory Recycle Bin, Group Managed Service Accounts, fine-grained password policies, and more Create domains and trusts Locate users whose passwords are about to expire Apply a security filter to group policy objects Check for potential replication problems Restrict hosts from performing LDAP queries View DNS server performance statistics

Author Biography

Brian Svidergol specializes in Microsoft infrastructure and cloud-based solutions around Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, System Center, virtualization, and MDOP. He holds the MCT, MCITP (EA), MCITP (VA), MCITP (Exchange 2010), and several other Microsoft and industry certifications. Brian authored Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) course 6426C – Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. He has also worked on Microsoft certification exam development and related training content for several years. When he isn’t working on technology projects, he enjoys family time, basketball, and gaming. Robbie Allen is a technical leader at Cisco Systems, where he has been involved in the deployment of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and several network management solutions. Robbie was named a Windows Server MVP in 2004 and 2005 for his contributions to the Windows community and the publication of several popular O’Reilly books. Robbie is currently studying at MIT in its system design and management program. For more information, see Robbie’s web site at www.rallenhome.com.