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From: Joe Richards [MVP] (humorexpress_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:33:13 -0500

Thanks Cary, however it isn't so much knowing how everything works as it is
having an understanding of the basics and working through logically how the rest
of it fits together. Often there are problems that I get brought in to look at
and I simple fall back to the basics and try to figure out what basic item isn't
configured properly or is screwing up.

   joe 

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Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
www.joeware.net
Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> Please do not misunderstand Joe's comments.  I am not going to attempt to 
> put words in Joe's mouth - he is a big boy and can take care of that 
> himself.
> 
> I think what Joe was trying to get across to you is that there were several 
> very basic things of which you were not aware.  This would usually not be a 
> good thing.  It does not have to be a bad thing, but it is not a good thing. 
> Generally speaking.  There are a lot of 'IT Departments' full of people who 
> know how to format a Word Document or create a pivot table in Excel.  This 
> does not make them Systems Administrators.  This makes them Help Desk. 
> Usually because of their 'advanced computer skills' they are placed in the 
> IT Department.  But they should really be in the Help Desk department. 
> Granted, if you work for a small company then it is often the case that the 
> IT Department is also the Help Desk Department.
> 
> Reading books is a good thing, but usually - as you are finding out - leaves 
> several things uncovered.  You are correct in that most of the books are 
> terribly lacking in detailed information.  They cover the top layer very 
> well.  And that is important.  But they usually do not go much deeper than 
> that.  You might want to look at 'Inside Active Directory' for a really 
> really really good book on WIN2000 Active Directory.
> 
> And working in a test lab is very important.  When I started out with Active 
> Directory this is what I did.  Set up a test lab with two domain controllers 
> and two workstations.  Do not even worry about Exchange for the moment. read 
> the posts in this newsgroup as well as in the group policy news group and 
> play with things in your test environment and then intentionally break 
> things so that you get a feel for 'this happens if that happened' type 
> stuff.
> 
> Also, install the Support Tools from the Service Pack CD-Media.  Become 
> familiar with dcdiag, netdiag, repadmin, replmon, netdom and nltest.  There 
> are several others of great help but start with these.  You might also want 
> to go to Joe's web site and look at his tools ( adfind and oldcmp are two 
> very useful tools ).
> 
> Joe is one of the best in the world.  Yep!  In the world.  Not in this state 
> or in this country or on this continent.  In the world.  When you deal with 
> the environments that he has you have to know everything inside and out. 
> Just like you know how to ride a bike and how to put food in your mouth when 
> it is dark ( without stabbing yourself in the lip or cheek )!
> 
> I really do not think that Joe was trying to disparage you.   I have often 
> told people that they were a bit inexperienced and might be better off not 
> being the one to do what needed to be done.
> 
> As long as everything is working just fine anyone can be a Sys Admin.  But 
> what happens when things do not?
> 
>

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