Microsoft® Windows Server 2003: Administrator’s Companion

Chapter 11. Managing Daily Operations

Using the Microsoft Management Console 323

Using the Secondary Logon 330

Administrative Tools 333

Support Tools 333

Automating Chores with Scripts 334

Auditing Events 335

Delegating Control 341

Using Task Scheduler 343

Using the AT Command 346

Summary 348

A network administrator’s job consists of masses of details, and if you’re to cope, you must find ways of handling and tracking them. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 supplies plenty of tools for this, including ones that allow you to delegate tasks to other users or groups, use scripts to automate tasks, and schedule tasks to run periodically. Nevertheless, administering a network is still largely a process of planning and organization, and in that area there’s no ...