Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Course objectives:
This five-day instructor-led course provides delegates with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for managing accounts and resources. These tasks include managing user, computer, and group accounts, managing access to network resources, managing printers, managing an organizational unit in a network based on Active Directory directory service, and implementing Group Policy to manage users and computers. This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum.

This course is intended for systems administrators or systems engineers.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

administer accounts and resources in a Windows Server 2003 environment.

manage computer and user accounts.

manage groups.

manage resource access.

implement printing.

manage printing.

manage access to objects in OUs.

implement group policy.

manage the user environment by using Group Policy.

secure Windows Server 2003 computers by using audit policies and administrative templates.
This course covers the subject areas covered in Microsoft Course MS2274.

Course content:
Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources

The Windows Server 2003 Family Overview

Log On to a Windows Server 2003 Computer

Install and Configure Administrative Tools

Create an Organizational Unit

Move Domain Objects
Managing Computer and User Accounts

Create User Accounts

Create Computer Accounts

Modify Computer or User Account Properties

Create User Account Templates

Enable, Disable, or Unlock Accounts

Reset User Passwords or Computer Accounts

Search Active Directory

Save Queries
Managing Groups

Create Groups

Modify Group Membership

Modify Groups
Managing Resource Access

Share Folders

Set NTFS Permissions on Files and Folders

Determine Effective NTFS Permissions

Make Files Available Offline
Implementing Printing

Install Printers

Modify Access Permissions on Printers

Implement Printer Locations

Install Printer Drivers
Managing Printing

Change the Location of the Print Spooler

Set Printer Priorities

Schedule Printer Availability

Configure a Printing Pool
Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

Set Permissions on Active Directory Objects

Delegate OU Control
Implementing Group Policy

Edit Local Computer Policy Settings

Implement Group Policy in a Domain

Manage Group Policy Deployment
Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

Edit Domain Group Policy Settings

Deploy Scripts

Redirect Folders

Analyze Group Policy Settings
Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy

Assign User Rights

Implement Security Templates

Analyze Computer Security

Implement Auditing

Manage Security Logs