Includes index.

1. Active Directory fundamentals -- 2. Domain name system design -- 3. Active Directory forest and domain design -- 4. Organizing the physical and logical aspects of Active Directory -- 5. Flexible single master operations desing -- 6. Managing accounts: user, group, and computer -- 7. Maintaining organizational units -- 8. Managing group policy -- 9. Managing Active Directory security -- 10. Managing access with Active Directory services -- 11. Managing Active Directory rights-management services -- 12. Managing Active Directory certificate services -- 13. Managing the flexible single master operations roles -- 14. Maintaining the Active Directory database -- 15. Microsoft's troubleshooting methodology for Active Directory -- 16. Troubleshooting problems related to network infrastructure -- 17. Troubleshooting problems related to the Active Directory database -- 18. ADSI primer -- 19. Active Directory scripts -- 20. Monitoring Active Directory -- 21. Managing Active Directory with PowerShell.