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A guide to Active Directory: Planning your upgrade

In this article I will touch on some of the things you'll need to consider when you approach the upgrade to Windows 2000 and Active Directory. The main emphasis here is on planning. Do not upgrade with the idea that...more | discuss (0)

Understanding Active Directory, part 2

In the first article of this series, you learned that Active Directory is Microsoft's answer to directory services. You also learned that a directory service offers a means of organizing and searching objects, including network resources such as servers and...more | discuss (0)

Sync or swim

Many NT networks have multiple Backup Domain Controllers (BDCs). In fact, Microsoft recommends one BDC for every 2,000 users and, depending on your network configuration, you may have more. So let's look at a common scenario. Say you have BDCs...

Migrating domain user accounts

Consider all the time you've spent creating domain user accounts. When it's time to move them to a new machine, you want the process to be as simple as possible. Let's look at a couple of ways to do it....

Other subjects related to "bdc"

• Active Directory
• Domain
• Domain Controller
• Global Catalog
• Organizational Unit
• PDC
• Trust Relationship
• User Accounts
• Windows NT