1. Managing Shares
2. Sending a Message over the Network
3. Removing a Computer Account from a Domain
4. Managing Computer Users, Resources, Shares ...
5. Sending Administrative Alerts over the Network
6. Replication
7. Configuring the Export Server
8. Configuring the Import Computer
9. Registry Controls

Creating new shares and/or stop sharing existing shares

• Highlight the Computer Account > Computer > Shared Directories ...
  • New Share - create a new share
  • Properties - properties, can go to permissions from here
  • Stop Sharing - uh, yea.

Sending the Message

• Highlight the Computer Account that you want to send a message to all the Users connected to that computer. a$%backwards. Got that? Good. >  Computer > Send Message > type your message > OK
• Messenger Service must be "Started" (running) on the computer sending the message and on the destination computer

Highlight the Computer Account > Computer > Services ...

Highlight the Computer Account > Computer > Remove from Domain

Highlight the Computer Account > Computer > Properties. This dialog box also accessible for local computer through > .

Viewing Users connected to Computer. Disconnecting Users connected to the Computer

View a list of the shared resources on the computer. View a list of connected Users for a selected resource on the computer. Disconnect Users connected to the computer.

View list of  computer's open shared resources. Close open resources

Send Administrative Alerts to other computers when Alerts occur on this computer

"Administrative alerts are generated by the system, and relate to server and resource use. They warn about security and access problems, user session problems, server shutdown because of power loss when the UPS service is available, and printer problems."

• Alerter Service and Messenger Service must be "Started" (running) on the computer originating the alert.
• Messenger Service must be "Started" (running) on the destination computer

Replication

Replication sets up identical directories on different Windows NT computers. The purpose of replication is to enable load balancing (minimizing bottlenecks) for frequently accessed information. Replication replicates: logon scripts, system policy files, common information, etc.,  in a domain or multiple domains. The Master Directory is on an assigned Windows NT Server only. Updates made to this directory are replicated to other computers. Any files or folders deleted from the export directory will be removed from the import directory. The import directory will be made to match the export directory exactly.

Replication will only occur between computers with system clocks that are 59 minutes apart at the most ; Servers in different time zones will NOT replicate

Requirements for Directory Replication:

• Directory Replicator Service "Started"
• Master Directory is on an assigned Windows NT Server
• Export Directory should be (have read that it must be) on an NTFS partition
• Files for export must be placed in subdirectory of %system root%\ System32 \ Repl \ Export ; Directory
  Replicator automatically replicates subdirectories on Import computer. File placed in %system root%\ System32 \ Repl \ Export WILL NOT BE REPLICATED.
• Import Directory may be on NT Server, NT Workstation and/or LAN Manager OS/2 Servers. %system root%\ System32 \ Repl \ Import  is the default import directory.
• There is little point in making a Member Server or Workstation an import Server for logon scripts as they cannot validate on the domain.

1. Create the "Repl" User

• > User > New User
• Username = "Repl"
• Password = xyz
• Uncheck User must change password at next logon
• Password never expires is checked
• Groups button > Add > Replicator Local Group and Backup Operators Local Group

2. Configure the Directory Replicator Service (as shown below)

Press "OK." Successful configuration will yield the following message:

3. Place folders and documents for export   in subdirectory of %system root%\ System32 \ Repl \ Export

4. Grant Full Control Permissions to the Replicator Group on the Export Server

5. > Highlight the Computer Account > Computer > Properties > > and configure as shown below:

In "To List," you can configure to export to other computers as shown above or to other domains. The "Manage" button contains Advanced Export Options. The defaults, as shown below, will be fine.

Status of Replication is shown here and in Event Viewer

• OK = replication was successful
• No Master = Import Server did not receive updates or replication service not running
• No Sync = incomplete replication
• blank = no replication has been attempted

User Profiles and System Polices in Directory Replication

• By storing ROAMING profiles in \%winntroot% \ System32 \ Repl \ Export \ Profile , you effectively enable load balancing AND protect profile usage if the PDC fails. You would reference for each User (in User Manager for Domains ) with NETLOGON \ PROFILES \ %USERNAME %
• System Policies should also be stored in \%winntroot% \ System32 \ Repl \ Export \ Scripts ;

1. Create the "Repl" User ONLY IF IMPORT COMPUTER IS NOT PART OF EXPORT SERVER'S DOMAIN OR IN A TRUSTING DOMAIN. IF ACCOUNT MUST BE CREATED, IT MUST HAVE SAME NAME AND PASSWORD AS ACCOUNT USED TO CONFIGURE EXPORT SERVER BECAUSE ACCOUNT MUST HAVE PERMISSION TO ACCESS EXPORT SERVER'S REPL$ SHARE. Configure it exactly as you did on the export server including it being a member of the    Replicator Local Group and Backup Operators Local Group

2. Configure the Directory Replicator Service (same as on export server)

3. Grant Full Control Permissions to the Replicator Group on the Import Server

4. > Highlight the Computer Account > Computer > Properties > > and configure as shown below:

HKEY_Local Machine \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ Replicator \ Parameters

• Interval: REG_DWORD ; how often export server checks replicated directories for changes
  (1-60 minutes). Default is 5
• 2. GuardTime: REG_DWORD ; number of minutes directory must be stable (no changes) before
  import servers can replicate its files. Range is 0 through 1/2 of Interval Minutes; default is 2 minutes
• More controls can be found at "Regentry.hlp" on NTSRK.