Checklist: Before you start using Authorization Manager
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Checklist: Before you start using Authorization Manager
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Review fundamental security concepts. |
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Review related tools such as the Delegation of Control Wizard for comparison with Authorization Manager. |
Delegating administration; Authorization Manager and role-based administration overview |
Read background material about Authorization Manager. |
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Read about the difference between administrator mode and developer mode in Authorization Manager. |
Authorization Manager and role-based administration overview; Set Authorization Manager options |
Learn about authorization stores and applications, and about the difference between authorization stores that are stored as XML files and authorization stores that are stored in Active Directory. |
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(For developers) Review the latest information about Authorization Manager and authorization-related application programming interfaces (APIs) in the Platform SDK. |
MSDN Library at the Microsoft Web site; TechNet at the Microsoft Web site; Platform SDK at the Microsoft Web site |
Before you can use Authorization Manager for authorization stores that are stored in Active Directory, you must raise the Active Directory domain functional level to Windows Server 2003 . Caution
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Domain and forest functionality; Raise the domain functional level; Raising domain and forest functional levels |
Open Authorization Manager. |