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How to create a GPO?
Take the following steps to create a Group Policy Object (GPO): 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 tree, right-click the...
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What is virus?
A virus is a malicious program. A computer virus passes from one computer to another in the same way as a biological virus passes from one person to another. Most viruses are written with a malicious intent, so that they can cause damage to programs and data in addition to spreading themselves....
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Clustering
A cluster is a group of two or more computers (servers) connected to provide fault tolerance and load balancing. It is dedicated to run a specific application. Each server in a cluster is known as a node. The failover and failback capabilities of a cluster bring the application downtime to zero....
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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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How should an administrator plan a security group strategy?
For planning a security group strategy, various user groups are required. The Windows network supports the following types of user groups: Local groups
Domain local groups
Domain global groups
Universal groups According to the needs of an organization, users are organized in groups....
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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 add a new zone for the Reverse Lookup zone?
Take the following steps to add a new zone for the Reverse Lookup zone: Run DNS from Start Menu > Programs > Administrative Tools > DNS.
In the DNS console tree, right-click the Reverse Lookup Zones folder, and click New Zone.
In the welcome screen, click the Next...
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How to add a secondary server for an existing zone?
To add a secondary server for an existing zone, you will have to take the following steps: Run DNS from Start Menu > Programs > Administrative Tools > DNS.
In the DNS console tree, highlight the server on which DNS is to be configured, and click Action > New Zone....
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How to allow dynamic updates for a DNS zone?
Take the following steps to allow dynamic updates for a DNS zone: Run DNS from Start Menu > Programs > Administrative Tools > DNS.
In the DNS console tree, click the server name to expand the tree, right-click the zone for which dynamic updates have to be allowed, and click...
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