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March 2008 - Posts

A new gang in town – Server Core (W2K8)

You probably already know it by now. If you don't, where the heck have you been lately? Windows Server 2008 provides two installation options. The first is Windows Server WITH a GUI (Full Server) and the second one is Windows Server WITHOUT a GUI (Server Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:17 PM by Jorge | 3 Comments
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Parsing SDDL Strings

You probably know similar output like: [RFSRWDC1] C:\>SC SDSHOW NTDS D:(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)(A;;CCLCSWLORC;;;BO)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD) But, what the heck does it mean? SDDL parsing Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:11 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Free AD Objects Recovery Tools

A while ago, I wrote about the new feature within Windows Server 2008 to reanimate and populate the attributes from a snapshot backup. That post can be found here . I thought it would be interesting to summarize the tools available that can help you recover Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:51 PM by Jorge | 3 Comments
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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) – “Adminpak” for Windows Vista SP1

Microsoft has released the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows Vista. Remember, to be able to install RSAT on Windows Vista, Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista is required and must therefore already be installed! Download locations can Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:07 AM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Group Policy Preferences

Both Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 allow the configuration of "Group Policy Prefences" through the GPMC. With "Grou Policy Preferences" you can deploy and manage operating system and application settings. Previously this was not possible or Read More...
Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 7:14 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Switching between a RODC and a RWDC

A DC (for both RODCs/RWDCs) can be (un)assigned the GC role by just configuring a checkbox in Active Directory Sites And Services or using REPADMIN or some other tool that configures the feature. To switch between a RWDC and a RODC (or the other way around), Read More...
Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 6:08 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Auditing when members of specific groups logon to a Vista or 2008 computer

Have you ever had the need to audit when members of specific groups logon to a computer? If yes, unfortunately this is only possible out-of-the-box in both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The feature is called "Auditing Special Groups" and you Read More...
Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 5:23 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments

Security Auditing Events for Vista and 2008

Always interested to know which security auditing event IDs exist for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008? Well, get it here then! Cheers, Jorge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * This Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:04 PM by Jorge | 1 Comments
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Windows Server 2008 – Reanimating Objects and Restoring additional Information

This post is an updated version of the following post and now contains RTM information: Windows Server Longhorn – Reanimating Objects and Restoring Additional Information Reanimating Objects and Restoring Additional Information Basically when restoring Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:29 PM by Jorge | 3 Comments

Windows Time Service

In addition to a previous post a did, I would like to point you to a Microsoft blog about the Windows Time Service (W32TIME) . That blog contains interesting information. My favorite posts on that blog are: Keeping the Domain On Time (Explaining how Windows Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:57 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments

TechDays 2008 – Heroes Happen Here – Event Launch (part 2)

This post contains the second and last part of the attachment. Right-click and Use “SAVE TARGET AS” to download the attachment! Cheers, Jorge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * This posting Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:47 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments

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DEC 2008 – Again it was fun to be there (So was the chicken)! (PART2)

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Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:34 PM by Jorge | 1 Comments
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TechDays 2008 – Heroes Happen Here – Event Launch

The week after DEC in Chicago, I travelled to Gent in Belgium to deliver two sessions. This event was called TechDays 2008 and was part of the "Heroes Happen Here" launch event for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. At that event Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:23 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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DEC 2008 – Again it was fun to be there (So was the chicken)!

The Directory Experts Conference was scheduled for March 2008 (2 nd – 5 th ) in Chicago. This year I presented a follow-up session about the RODC focusing more on deployments, how to leverage Admin Role Separation on the RODC using an example and how Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:00 PM by Jorge | 0 Comments
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