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Managing User Profiles

A slap-dash solution for transferring profiles in toto. Anyone with a more elegant method?

Educational Opportunities

Security training, free for the asking.

Double-Secret Forest Functional Level

New! Windows admin tips, tricks, and secrets. First up: migration via the "interim" forest functional level.

In Through the Back Door

A routine audit of Active Directory permissions can expose this example back-ended breach.

RSA Musings

Something old, something new, something quite innovative at this year's security show.

Password Currency

Why it's important for remote users to change passwords regularly.

The Microsoft Security Debate: The Final Chapter

Roberta responds to a readers' essay on what he views as Microsoft's poorly implemented security strategy.

File Replication Service: User-Friendly at Last

The File Replication Service (FRS) has a justifiably bad reputation for bugginess and indecipherable logs. But recent changes from Redmond make it worth another look.

Group Policy Strategy and Tactics

Group policy is constantly evolving and has new functionality within Windows Server 2003. Here’s some basic training on what it can do.

Freeze Frame

Windows Server 2003’s Volume Shadow Copy Service can help you stop time. Here’s how to take full advantage of it.

Doing Windows 2003 Right

</i>Windows Server 2003: Best Practices for Deployment</i><i> helps IT plan for the new operating system, lay the network groundwork and keep it all secure.

Divide and Conquer

Are you role-playing with your network? If not, you’re missing a powerful way to make it more secure.

Tame Your Storage with NAS

Buying new servers and more direct-attached disks solves short-term storage issues but creates a bigger problem—the storage management nightmare. Network attached storage, which separates disks from servers, is one answer. We evaluate three top NAS solutions running Windows Storage Server.

Window of Opportunity

Now is the time for those projects we've all been putting off.