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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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 moreEarth to Mark, come in please.
October 21, 2011
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Last night I met up with a former colleague who was having leaving drinks and he noted that I had become somewhat quiet on here and Twitter, so I thought I should put pen to paper so to speak and provide an update of sorts. The reason for my silence is purely time, along [...]
Read more Facebook: Are some of you friends making too much noise (or not enough)?
September 21, 2011
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Two features that I have configured on Facebook that I feel are worth pointing out: Noise reduction (or increase). Facebook has introduced a “subscribed” feature for your friends, this allows you to control the amount of noise that is generated on your profile. The default is “Most Updates” which for most people is enough, [...]
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 Microsoft Lync 2010 end user training .
August 2, 2011
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Microsoft has made available for download a Lync training package. The training package contains all of the available training and user education resources for Lync. The download includes a Lync Training Plans workbook which helps to target the most applicable training for the end user Download Planning Workbook – Focus is on the Information worker
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Book Recommendations:
Books that every IT Admin should own.
Active Directory
Active Directory: Designing, Deploying, and Running Active Directory
