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How to Cheat at Windows System Administration Using Command Line Scripts
If you want to streamline the administration of your Windows
servers and workstations by using command line scripts, this
is the book for you! With every new version of Windows,
Microsoft attempts to ease administrative tasks by adding
more and more layers of graphical user interface (GUI) or
configuration wizards (dialog boxes).
While these "wizards"
are interactive and make the administrator's job simpler,
they are nowhere near as quick or efficient as a
well-crafted command-line script or batch file. This next
title in Syngress' best-selling "How to Cheat" series
teaches system administrators hundreds of powerful,
time-saving tips for automating daily system administration
tasks using Windows command line scripts. The book is
divided into five sections.
The first section covers the basics of command line scripts
and batch files including, usage of filters, conditional
processing and command redirection. The readers will learn
to create and schedule tasks to automating administration
jobs from the Task Scheduler and from the command prompt.
Part two discusses basic Windows administration including
disk check, disk defragmentation, converting basic disks to
dynamic, and file system commands as well as administering
partitions and volumes.
Part three focuses on scripting Active Directory including
administering user and group accounts, and administering
computers and domains. Part four moves on to Windows
networking where the reader will learn to troubleshooting
command-line tools, manage network printers, manage services
for DHCP, DNS, WINS services as well as manage and monitor
security including Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and
certificate services.
In the final part of the book, the reader will learn to
manage Windows systems including starting and stopping
services, configuring service startup types, managing event
log files, setting log filters, configuring system monitor,
starting a performance log, setting objects, and configuring
performance alerts.
PART I: GETTING STARTED WITH COMMAND-LINE
1. Basics of Windows Command Shell
2. Using Batch Files
3. Performing Scheduled Tasks
PART II: BASIC WINDOWS ADMINISTRATION
4. Basic Disk Management
5. Administering Partitions and Volumes
PART III: WORKING WITH ACTIVE DIRECTORY
6. Administering Active Directory
7. Administering User and Group Accounts
8. Administering Computers & Domains
PART IV: WINDOWS NETWORKING
9. Administering TCP/IP Networking
10. Administering Network Services
11. Managing and Monitoring Security PART V: MANAGING WINDOWS SYSTEMS
12. Administering System Services
13. Managing Event Logs
14. Monitoring System Performance Appendix Windows Command Line Quick Reference. Commands from the Support Tools.
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