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Dec 24, 2008

FAQ - Windows Server 2003 – 01

1. What are the four editions of Windows Server 2003, and what aretheir major differences?
The four editions are Standard Edition, Web Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Datacenter Edition. The primary difference is in the amount of physical RAM and number of processors that can be utilized by the operating system. Web Edition also has major feature differences from the other versions.

2. What does the term multitasking mean?
The ability to run more than one task, or process (such as an application), at the same time.

3. What are three methods you can use to install Windows Server 2003?
CD-ROM, over the network, or from a Remote Installation Services (RIS) server.

4. How would you set up and start an unattended upgrade of Windows Server 2003 using a CD-ROM?
Unattended upgrades can be started by running Winnt32.exe /upgrade from the i386 folder of the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.

5. What capability allows Windows Server 2003 to run on servers that have no mouse, monitor, keyboard, or video card?
Support for headless servers.

6. What are the built-in local users included with Windows Server 2003? How about the built-in users installed with Active Directory? What can these users do?
The two built-in local users are Administrator and Guest. The built-in domain user accounts installed with Active Directory also include Administrator and Guest. In both cases, the Administrator user has full control over the local computer (or domain), and the Guest user is disabled by default.

7. What are some of the built-in local groups included with Windows Server 2003? How about the built-in groups installed with Active Directory? What can these groups do?
The built-in local groups include Administrators and Users. Members of the Administrators group have full control over the computer. All new user accounts are automatically added to the Users group by default. Built-in Active Directory domain groups (and their capabilities) include Domain Admins (full control over the domain), Enterprise Admins (full control over a forest), Domain Users (which contains all domain user accounts by default), and Schema Admins (control over Active Directory’s schema).

8. How can you determine who has been logging on to your servers and accessing resources?
By enabling auditing on logon events and by enabling auditing on the appropriate resources. Audit events are written to the Security Event Log.

9. How can you force users to select passwords with at least tencharacters?
Establish a local computer (or domain) policy that requires passwords to have a minimum length of ten characters.

10. How can you prevent users from changing their passwords and then immediately changing back to their old passwords?
Establish a local computer (or domain) policy that specifies a minimum password age.

11. What are the three roles a server can play on your network?
Standalone, member server, or domain controller.

12. What is the difference between a standalone server and a member server?
A member server belongs to a domain and can assign permissions to domain users and groups. A standalone server does not belong to a domain and can use only its local users and groups for permissions.

13. When is a single domain appropriate for an organization?
Whenever the users and groups in the organization are administered by a single individual or department.

14. Why might an organization choose to include all of their users in a single organizational unit (OU)?
When all of the organization’s users have identical security and policy requirements.

15. How can two independent domains be brought together into a forest?
By establishing an explicit trust between the two domains.

16. What must a DNS server provide in order to be compatible with Active Directory?
Support for SRV records and for dynamic DNS updates.

17. How can you remove Active Directory from a domain controller and make it a standalone server again?
Run Dcpromo.exe and demote the domain controller.

18. What is the best method or methods to install Windows Server 2003 on a dozen identical computers that are attached to your network? Create an installation image using unattended setup and a Remote Installation Services (RIS) server.

19. What advantages does Active Directory offer over using local user accounts on standalone servers?
Active Directory allows many servers to share a common set of user and group accounts and enables users to access all of the resources in an organization with a single username and password.

20. What must you do to reactivate a user who has mistyped her password too many times and has become locked out?
Use Active Directory Users and Computers to unlock her account.

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