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Planning and Deploying WS08 RODCs Windows SBS 2008 Help SCDP 2007 Feature Pack for WS08, SQL 2008, more WS08 Active Directory Features Overview Share this post:
As posted on several blogs, including those by Brian McCann and Jane Lewis , this update resolves issues with XP and WS03 clients when they are within scope of DC management for a site using an WS08 RODC. The MS Support article is interesting (and humorous...
Ulf puts this so well, that I really can't add anything better to it. Just read this blog post . Share this post:
I promised I would return and I have. Due to circumstances resulting from my being laid off, and my next job (and paycheck) still yet to begin, I've been somewhat restricted on cell phone and Internet access. I'll leave that to your imagination...
I know I said I'm on a "sabbatical", and I am in a way, but I wanted to post this while I had the opportunity. Not having a source of income begins to put a squeeze on things like cell phones, Internet access, and even driving. Bikes are...
I don't think so, but I'm sure that after being with anything long enough you'll find something to complain about. The trick is keeping it in perspective. Same goes with marriage. I'm going to be hitched twenty years this October. I'm...
Ned Pyle posted a "unsupported" fix , on the Directory Services Team Blog, for a problem many are having after installing RSAT on a Vista machine. The problem results in missing tabs on the ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers) dialog...
Sounds like a mouthful, doesn't it. Say it out loud and try to immitate Sean Connery while you say it. Makes it more interesting. However, seriously now, this is good stuff. I wrote more scripts than I care to have which did nothing but automate running...
I know this is familiar to a LOT of people that deal with Active Directory. I'm talking about the irritating system event number 11, type = Error, source = KDC. It can be caused by a lot of specific things, but the general cause is all the same: SQL Server...
Some years ago, at a former job, I had the role of scripting guy. I wrote scripts for just about everything that could be automated by scripting. Active Directory, SQL, event logs, registry management, file and folder editing or data mining, web reports...
Can you upgrade an Active Directory environment directly from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 ( WS08 )? Yes Can you upgrade an Active Directory environment directly from Windows 2000 Server to WS08 ? No Can you upgrade an NT4 domain directly...
Yes, I've already blogged about Group Policy Preferences on WS08 , but I have to say it again: I LOVE GROUP POLICY PREFERENCES! Yes, I know, they're not *really* new. They are the result of yet another in a long line of business acquisitions Microsoft...
Ever since the days when I worked in the cube-city corporate tundra, to today working as a technology consultant, one thing seems to come back all the time (with respect to headaches found in IT departments everywhere): keeping Active Directory clean...
Here's one that will scour your domain for disabled computer accounts and delete them. It then sends an e-mail report to list which computers were deleted to whomever you choose. Remember to edit the settings near the top to suit your environment. Enjoy...
Here's another neat little script I wrote some time ago to query all my domain controllers and check their local time setting to ensure they are not more than 180 seconds (3 minutes) off of the time on the computer which is running the script. In case...
I have amassed more than 2000 scripts over the years, mostly writing one-off solutions to various "problems". One of those I ran across recently was one that performs diagnostic reporting on domain controllers in an AD environment. It comprises two parts...