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Things to practice for Microsoft exam 70-292.
The Microsoft exam 70-292 measures an individual's ability to manage and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. Before taking the 70-292 exam, you should practice the following:
Identify and modify the scope of a group. Find domain groups in which a user is a member. Create...
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Group Policy and Group Policy Object (GPO)
What are group policies?
Group policies specify how programs, network resources, and the operating system work for users and computers in an organization. They are collections of user and computer configuration settings that are applied on the users and computers (not on groups). For better...
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Group types and Scopes in Windows 2003.
A group is used as a container that contains user and computer objects within the group. The user and computer objects are stored in the group known as group members. Working with groups instead of individual users helps simplify network maintenance and the administration task. Assigning the...
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Planning a backup and restoration of files for disaster recovery.
Planning a backup and restoration of files is the most important step to protect data from accidental loss in the event of data deletion or a hard disk failure. The backup copy can be used to restore lost or damaged data. For taking backups and restoring files, Microsoft has provided a utility...
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RSoP
Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) is the sum of the group policies applied to a user or computer. RSoP includes the application of filters and exceptions. Sometimes it is difficult for administrators to understand the cumulative effect of Group Policy objects (GPOs) applied on any given computer or...
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What is Shadow Copies of Shared Folders?
Shadow Copies of Shared Folders is a component of the intelligent file storage technologies in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. A Windows Server 2003-based file server can efficiently and transparently maintain a set of previous versions of all files on the selected volumes by using shadow copies....
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How to activate security auditing for failed logon attempts?
Take the following steps to activate security auditing for failed logon attempts: Run Console Root from Start Menu > Run > MMC.
In the Console Root window, click File > Add/Remove Snap-in menu.
In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click the Add button....
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How to authorize a DHCP server in Active Directory?
Take the following steps to authorize a DHCP server in Active Directory: Run DHCP from Start Menu > Programs > Administrative Tools > DHCP.
In the DHCP console, click the Action > Manage authorized servers menu.
In the Manage Authorized Servers dialog box, click...
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How to configure the IP address manually?
Take the following steps to configure Internet Protocol address manually: Right-click the My Network Places icon on the desktop, and click Properties.
In the Network Connections folder, right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and click Properties.
In the Local Area...
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How to create a domain user account?
Take the following steps to create a domain user account: Run Active Directory Users and Computers from Start Menu > Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.
In the Active Directory Users and Computers console, click the Action > New > User...
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