Managing Windows NT Logons

Aimed at administrators who run networks with Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 95, and Windows 98 clients Windows NT Logon Emergencies puts those
common problems and solutions into a volume that administrators can keep at hand and use easily.

One of the most frustrating things an administrator can hear is the user complaint "my computer won't start," but Chapter 1 talks about the various startup problems
you may encounter with your hardware, operating system, or domain server. Startup is only one area where you might encounter a logon emergency. Maybe the
difficulty lies in the password, the logon script, or perhaps even the resource access. Windows NT Logon Emergencies even tells you how to control workstations and
fix problems remotely. Whatever it is, this book is a useful, to-the-point reference that will help you put out fires quickly and free up your time to do more important
work.

This book covers:

• Lockouts and freezes
  
• Forced password changes
  
• Replication and execution problems with the Logon Script
  
• Local, roaming, and mandatory profiles
  
• Domains and servers, the Network Neighborhood, and peripherals
  
• How to control user activity
  
• Remote administration on NT 4.0 and Win9x workstations
  
• Command line incantations

  Table of contents

  
  

  
  

  Preface
  

  1. Startup Problems
  

  Hardware Boot
  

  Windows NT Boot
  

  Joining a Domain

  2. Password Problems
  

  Logon Process
  

  Password Policies
  

  Strong Password Functions
  

  Dial-in Users
  

  NetWare Connections
  

  Unix Connections
  

  Auditing Security Events

  3. Logon Scripts
  

  Creating Scripts
  

  Assigning Scripts to Users
  

  Home Directories
  

  Logon Script Replication

  4. Profiles
  

  Profile Contents
  

  Local Profiles
  

  Roaming Profiles
  

  Mandatory Profiles
  

  Error Codes for Server-Based Profiles

  5. Shared Resources
  

  Administrative Shares
  

  Sharing Drives and Folders
  

  Sharing Printers

  6. Controlling User Activity
  

  System Policy Editor
  

  Controlling Users with Direct Registry Changes

  7. Power Tools and Toys
  

  NT 4 Resource Kits
  

  Microsoft PowerToys

  8. Command-Line Incantations
  

  net accounts
  

  net computer
  

  net config
  

  net file
  

  net group
  

  net localgroup
  

  net name
  

  net pause and net continue
  

  net print
  

  net send
  

  net session
  

  net share
  

  net start
  

  net statistics
  

  net stop
  

  net time
  

  net use
  

  net user
  

  net view
  

  Index