Who should attend: UNIX system administrators who are also responsible for Windows NT systems (or who may become responsible for them at some point in the future). Students attending this class should be comfortable with general system administration concepts (filesystems, processes, user accounts, backups, and the like) as well as the major tools and procedures used to manage them on UNIX systems. A sense of humor will also be beneficial when initially approaching Windows NT.

The primary goal of this course is to help you apply what you already know about system administration under UNIX to the tasks and challenges of the Windows NT environment, in an effort to make that transition as easy and painless as possible. The course will include a variety of real-world examples and will focus on practical techniques and strategies for NT system administration. You can expect a very fast-paced, information-rich course.

Topics covered include:

	A Walking Tour of a Windows NT Server  The NT world view (WNT ==? VMS++)  The client-server system model and its implications  Filesystem layout and essential system files  Processes under NT  Don't forget that it's a PC
	Tools to Aid in NT System Administration  What NT supplies  Commercial products and freely available software  Making NT act like UNIX
	Booting under Windows NT  Normal startup and shutdown  Troubleshooting hints and strategies  Multi-OS system configurations
	Managing User Accounts  Mechanisms and procedures  NT groups  Security and user accounts
	Disks and Filesystems on Windows NT Systems  The NTFS filesystem  Spanning disk partitions  Fault tolerance capabilities
	Networking under NT: Connecting to UNIX and Other Systems  What NT provides  NT and UNIX networks  Connecting to Windows systems  Filling in what NT is missing
	Printing on and from Windows NT Systems  Local printing  Printers and networks  Going to/from UNIX systems
	Overview of Windows NT Security  NT's view of system and network security  Controlling access to system resources  System monitoring and security