Greetings,
I just joined. I've recently passed my Net+ exam and have a BAS in Networking and Management. I am currently seeking employment, but in the mean time I am looking to hone my administrative skills on Windows Server 2008.
Since I have no enterprise-level experience administrating users, I am interested in learning how to centrally manage file and folder access privileges using Windows Server 2008, and how to set up mandatory profiles for different departments.
I am currently running three VMs: Server 2008, Win7, and XP. My server is currently running AD and DNS with a FQDN "end.prac.domain.com". Both Win7 and XP are on the 'prac.domain.com' domain.
I would like to administer privileges to folders and files without having to manually assign access privileges to each user, on each workstation, using the 'Security' tab for each directory. (e.g. right-click folder/file, properties, security tab). I know larger businesses with large groups of users have some sort of group policies in place that control/limit their access to resources.
Lastly, I read about user profiles (e.g. ntuser.dat), but it was unclear on how to implement this type of administration. I am looking to have certain users log on and have a mandatory profiles based on department with applications they would frequently use to fulfill their duties on their desktop, ready and available. I would like to have employs in the same department using the same desktop layout and applications every time they log on.
I'm sorry if these are long-winded questions, but I hope to find the answer and grow to contribute more to the forum. Thank you for any help you guys might have in this area.
-Cheers
I just joined. I've recently passed my Net+ exam and have a BAS in Networking and Management. I am currently seeking employment, but in the mean time I am looking to hone my administrative skills on Windows Server 2008.
Since I have no enterprise-level experience administrating users, I am interested in learning how to centrally manage file and folder access privileges using Windows Server 2008, and how to set up mandatory profiles for different departments.
I am currently running three VMs: Server 2008, Win7, and XP. My server is currently running AD and DNS with a FQDN "end.prac.domain.com". Both Win7 and XP are on the 'prac.domain.com' domain.
I would like to administer privileges to folders and files without having to manually assign access privileges to each user, on each workstation, using the 'Security' tab for each directory. (e.g. right-click folder/file, properties, security tab). I know larger businesses with large groups of users have some sort of group policies in place that control/limit their access to resources.
Lastly, I read about user profiles (e.g. ntuser.dat), but it was unclear on how to implement this type of administration. I am looking to have certain users log on and have a mandatory profiles based on department with applications they would frequently use to fulfill their duties on their desktop, ready and available. I would like to have employs in the same department using the same desktop layout and applications every time they log on.
I'm sorry if these are long-winded questions, but I hope to find the answer and grow to contribute more to the forum. Thank you for any help you guys might have in this area.
-Cheers
