Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Administrator's Companion, 2nd Edition

Chapter 12. Managing Daily Operations

• Using the Microsoft Management Console

• Using the Secondary Logon

• Administrative Tools

• Support Tools

• Automating Chores with Scripts

• Auditing Events

• Delegating Control

• Using Task Scheduler

• Using the AT Command

• Using cron

• Summary

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 doing 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 substitute for brain power. ...