Module 16: Managing Windows Server 2003

1. Module 16: Managing Windows Server 2003 • Discussing the general-purpose tools • Including: • System management tools • User management tools Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

2. Use the Control Panel • The Control Panel holds a number of tools that control and maintain configuration information, mainly for system hardware. • we can find most tools in the Control Panel and its submenus. • Some tools are very useful: • System, Add or Remove Programs, Network Connections, and Printers and Faxes, etc.. Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

3. Use the Task Manager • The Task Manager allows you to look at and control what is running in Windows Server 2003. • It includes: • Applications • Processes • Performance • Networking • users Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

4. Use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) • MMC is a shell to which you can add, and then customize, management tools that you want to use. • Different MMCs can be made for different purposes. • How to start MMC • Run: mmc Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

5. Explore the Registry • The Registry is a database that contains all configuration information in Windows Server 2003. • Be careful with editing the Registry data. Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

6. 9 primary files: NTLDR Boot.ini Ntdetect.com Ntoskrnl.exe hal.dll smss.exe system Winlogon.exe Lsass.exe Stages used 1. Preboot 2. Boot …… 3. Load …… 4. Initialization …… 5. Logon …… Understand the boot process Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

7. Correct booting problems • Returning to the Last Known Good Configuration • Use to fix Registry problems (automatically) • Running Automated System Recovery (ASR) • The ASR replaces the entire system, and all files are reloaded. • Repairing the boot sector • Using fixboot or fixmbr commands Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

8. Correct booting problems – cont. • Using Safe Mode and Advanced Options • It uses only minimal default drivers to start the basic Windows Server 2003 services. You can fix the problem that’s preventing the full startup. • Using the Recovery Console • It’s a DOS-like command-line interface. • It allows you to read, write, format, and partition or delete partition on disks. Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

9. Use Group Policies • It provides the means to establish the standards and guidelines that an organization wants to apply to the use of its computer. • User policies: prescribe what a user can do • Computer policies: determine what is available on a computer. • Using gpedit.msc command Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

10. Employ User Profiles • User profile contains individual setting for the user and loads when the user logs on to the computer. • Three types user profiles: • Local user profiles • Roaming user profiles • Mandatory user profiles Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

11. Local User Profiles • They are automatically created when a new user logs on to a computer. • They are changed by the user making changes to the environment, and then they are saved when the user logs off. • They are limited to the computer on which they were established. Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

12. Roaming User profiles • A roaming user profile is setup on a server. • When the user first time logs on to a computer on the same network as the server, the profile will be sent down to the local computer and be saved as a local user profile. • When the user logs off the computer, any changes are saved both on the computer and on the server. Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

13. Mandatory User Profiles • It is a roaming user profile that cannot be changed. • It is read-only. • It is created by taking a roaming user profile and renaming Ntuser.dat to Ntuser.man. Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003

14. Update Windows Server 2003 • Manual Updates • Automatic Updates Module 16: Managing WIndows Server 2003