I recently found a need to have Operating System and Service Pack information displayed dynamically in Active Directory Users and Computers rather than have it hardcoded into the Description attribute of the computer object. I remembered that many moons ago, I had seen Dean Wells demonstrate this ability, so I dug out my notes and [...]
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Tag Archives: Active Directory
Active Directory Diagnostic Logging
November 3, 2011
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When troubleshooting Active Directory the first place that most people look is the Windows Server event logs, the event logs can provide a wealth of information about the state of an Active Directory, but by default the recorded information is limited to the logging of critical and error events. To enable detailed diagnostic logging there [...]
Read more Active Directory Forest Recovery – Whitepaper updated.
October 21, 2011
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Microsoft have updated the must read Active Directory document on Active Directory Forest Recovery. This document details the processes that must be followed to recovery a an Active Directory hosted on Windows Server 2003 and later. September 2011 Update. Added a list of resources for verifying that replication is working correctly. Download it here.
Read more Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence
September 5, 2011
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Microsoft have published an excellent document on Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence. It is well worth a read, even if you are not impacted by this issue. Management Summary An Active Directory domain name that contains one or more labels separated by a dot is referred [...]
Read more Is your Active Directory ready for Office 365?
June 14, 2011
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With Office 365 being available at the end of this month (28 June 2011), I have been looking at the impact it may have on an on-premises Active Directory and the issues that must be resolved in order for it to fully integrate with Office 365. Single Label Domains: Singles Label Domains (SLD’s) are not [...]
Read morePerformance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2 – Updated
June 1, 2011
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I have previously written about this, but feel it’s worthy of another mention. Microsoft have hidden away on their WHDC (Windows Hardware Developer Central) website, an excellent document on Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2. It is worthy of a read as it details lots of changes in functionality that can affect performance. [...]
Read moreQuest RMADFE – Getting the XML Export to work.
April 16, 2011
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This week I have been implementing Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition. As the implementation is a global implementation I have a requirement for more than one management console (if you know the product, you’ll know what I mean). The official documentation from Quest states that the process for this is: Step 1: [...]
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Books that every IT Admin should own.
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Active Directory: Designing, Deploying, and Running Active Directory
