Chapter 7. Commands
Although the main way of administering Windows 2000 Server is through the GUI-based Microsoft Management Console, many administrative tasks can be performed using the command line instead. This chapter describes important commands and utilities that can be accessed from the Windows 2000 command prompt. These commands can be used interactively from the command line or can be scheduled for use in batch files to perform various administrative tasks.
A large number of these
commands
are the same as those in Windows NT, though sometimes new switches or
options have been added to enhance their functionality. In addition,
there are some commands and utilities in this chapter that are new to
Windows 2000 and are indicated as such. However, this chapter is not
intended as a tutorial in using the command line. The reader is
assumed to be familiar with basic DOS commands, such as
dir and copy, and with creating
simple batch files.
The entries in this chapter are also cross-referenced to the other
chapters in Part II, of this work. For example,
if you look up the net
print
command in this chapter, you may find cross-references such as the
following:
To understand how printing works in Windows 2000, look up printer in Chapter 4.
For detailed instructions about adding and configuring printers, managing printers through a web browser, or any other administrative task involving printers, look up printer in Chapter 4.
To stop the print spooler because of a corrupt job in the queue, ...
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