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Handling patch emergencies

By James Michael Stewart, Contributor
05.23.2005
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Managing an Active Directory environment means systems administrators must successfully juggle the horde of patches from Microsoft. Even if I avoid discussions of non-OS patches and client-OS patches, there is still too much to say about patch management for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 systems. The issue of patch management is even more precarious and essential for domain controllers (DC).

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James Michael Stewart has co-authored numerous books on Microsoft, security certification and administration and is a regular speaker at NetWorld+Interop. Stewart holds the following certifications: MCSE, MCT, CTT+, CISSP, TICSA, CIW SA, CCNA, MCSE NT & W2K and iNet+. He can be reached at michael@impactonline.com.

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