Microsoft has introduced the right server for a world now dominated by highly distributed systems and web-based server applications, and O'Reilly Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell is the most thorough and practical reference to this important new server. With complete coverage of both the GUI and Command line features, functions and commands, as well as tips and notes detailing subtle points and potential "gotchas", this book will quickly earn a permanent place on your desk top.

The tools, or hacks in this book reveal techniques that go well beyond basic management tasks found in most handbooks. Hacks range from those that deal with general administration to more esoteric hacks in the areas of network deployment, patch management, performance, security, and backup and recovery. No matter which Windows Server you use--NT, IIS, 2000, or 2003--Windows Server Hacks will put the knowledge and expertise of veteran system administrators to work for you.