Additional Resources for Administering Active Directory

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

For general information about how Active Directory works and how to deploy, monitor, and delegate Active Directory, see the following resources:

• Active Directory Technical Reference on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26094)

• Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=27638)

• "Monitoring Active Directory Health" in the Active Directory Management Pack Technical Reference for MOM 2005 on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=43127)

• Best Practices for Delegating Active Directory Administration on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=46579)

For specific information about troubleshooting Active Directory problems, see the following resources:

• Troubleshooting Active Directory Operations

• Identity and Directory Services Community on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=20151)

• Windows Server Active Directory Newsgroup on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=43065)

For development information about Active Directory, see the following resources:

• Active Directory Platform SDK on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=142)

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Platform SDK on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2972)

• RFC Pages and Internet-Drafts on the Internet Engineering Task Force Web site(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121)