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July 2007 - Posts

User Account Control from the command line

Although categorized as Windows Server, it also applies to Windows Vista. Let's say you have a script (CMD, VBS, PS, etc.) that you want to execute from some tool. If you use an account that is a member of the administrators group, but it is not the default Read More...
Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 1:17 AM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Marriage & Wedding Rings…

Just two days to go, and the on 7-7-7 I'll be getting married at 13.30! I can't believe it time has passed so fast. I remember presenting at DEC in 2006. Right after DEC Nelleke and I hired a car and drove around (Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Route 66, Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 05, 2007 5:17 PM by Jorge | 5 Comments
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Windows Server 2008 Latest Build and Documentation

Windows Server 2008 is still in beta. At this moment the latest build available to the public is the June CTP (Beta 3 – IDX3). You can download it here for testing purposes. Additional reading and information can be found by using one or more of the following Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 04, 2007 1:22 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Justice for Criminals…

A person in the Netherlands (Dordrecht, near Rotterdam) has been arrested for stabbing someone. Looking at this you think "Well, he deserves to be arrested and to go to jail!". I agree! But….. Let me tell you more about this. The guy that got stabbed Read More...
Posted Monday, July 02, 2007 2:48 PM by Jorge | 2 Comments
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DC Locator Process in W2K, W2K3(R2) and W2K8 - PART 3

This is the 3 rd and last part of "DC Locator Process in W2K, W2K3(R2) and W2K8" Until now I talked about locating a DC for authentication. What I did not talk about yet is locating the SYSVOL to apply GPOs and to use the legacy NETLOGON share. Let's Read More...
Posted Monday, July 02, 2007 2:36 PM by Jorge | 12 Comments

DC Locator Process in W2K, W2K3(R2) and W2K8 - PART 2

This is the 2 nd part of "DC Locator Process in W2K, W2K3(R2) and W2K8" Looking at this all, the DC locator process as explained above still applies to Windows Vista and to Windows Server 2008 and later. Are there any differences or additions? Yes, there Read More...
Posted Monday, July 02, 2007 10:13 AM by Jorge | 16 Comments

DC Locator Process in W2K, W2K3(R2) and W2K8 - PART 1

This is the 1 st part of "DC Locator Process in W2K, W2K3(R2) and W2K8" By default a client that knows in what AD site it is in, will ask for a DC in that same site by querying DNS with: _ldap._tcp.<SITE>._sites.dc._msdcs.<DOMAIN>.<TLD> Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 01, 2007 2:07 AM by Jorge | 8 Comments