Active Directory Domains and Trusts Help
Updated: January 21, 2005
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Active Directory Domains and Trusts
Active Directory® Domains and Trusts is the Microsoft® Management Console (MMC) that is used to administer domain trusts, domain and forest functional levels, and user principal name suffixes.
Before creating a forest trust, see Checklist: Creating a forest trust.
To find administrative tool equivalents that have been changed from Windows NT® 4.0 Server, see Active Directory Domains & Trusts: New ways to do familiar tasks.
For tips about using Active Directory Domains and Trusts, see Best practices for Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
For help with specific tasks, see Active Directory How To....
For general background information, see Understanding Domains and Forests and Understanding Trusts.
For problem-solving instructions, see Troubleshooting Active Directory.