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Restoring The SYSVOL (Non-)Authoritatively When Either Using NTFRS Or DFS-R (Part 3)

This post focusses on restoring the SYSVOL when replicated through the DFS-R mechanism. For the previous posts see here and here . SYSVOL Replicated Through DFS-R - Authoritative Restore - Steps To Take To perform an authoritative restore of the SYSVOL Read More...
Posted vrijdag 13 augustus 2010 1:08 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Restoring The SYSVOL (Non-)Authoritatively When Either Using NTFRS Or DFS-R (Part 2)

This post focusses on restoring the SYSVOL when replicated through the NTFRS mechanism. For the previous post see here and for the next post see here . SYSVOL Replicated Through NTFRS - Authoritative Restore - Steps To Take To perform an authoritative Read More...
Posted vrijdag 13 augustus 2010 1:08 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Restoring The SYSVOL (Non-)Authoritatively When Either Using NTFRS Or DFS-R (Part 1)

The SYSVOL contains logon scripts and GPOs for a particular AD domain. It replicates to all RWDCs and RODCs. When, during the promotion of the very first (W2K8/W2K8R2) RWDC, the DFL is configured with "Windows Server 2003" or lower, then the SYSVOL will Read More...
Posted vrijdag 13 augustus 2010 1:07 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Auditing In Windows Server 2008 R2

Auditing in Windows Server 2008 also provided granular audit policies, but those were only configurable locally on each server through the utility called AUDITPOL. From within a GPO you could only configure the global auditing policies. Windows Server Read More...
Posted zaterdag 31 juli 2010 6:26 by Jorge | 0 Comments

.NET Verification Tool

FIM 2010 and a lot of other apps use some kind of version of .NET Framework. If you want to check the health and status of the .NET Framework version(s) you have installed, then you can use the .NET Framework Verification Tool. SOURCE : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/10/13/8999004.aspx Read More...
Posted dinsdag 29 juni 2010 1:11 by Jorge | 1 Comments
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ADMT v3.2 Has Been Released

" The Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.2 (ADMT v3.2) simplifies the process of migrating objects and restructuring tasks in an Active Directory® Domain Service (AD DS) environment. You can use ADMT v3.2 to migrate users, groups, service accounts, Read More...
Posted maandag 21 juni 2010 1:26 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Managing The DSRM Administrator Account

In a previous post I explained which type of accounts can be used to log on to a DC. For W2K8(R2) RWDCs/RODCs you can use the DSRM Administrator Account and domain accounts. When you can use which account depends on certain configuration as also specified Read More...
Posted dinsdag 15 juni 2010 16:41 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Locating Domain Controllers To Access The Default Domain DFS (SYSVOL/NETLOGON)

In the case of locating a DC to access the SYSVOL/NETLOGON, the authN DC creates two referral lists. The first list contains the DCs (in random order) from the same AD site of the AD client. The second list contains all the other DCs outside the AD site Read More...
Posted woensdag 19 mei 2010 21:41 by Jorge | 1 Comments

End of Support for Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista RTM

I received the following message from Microsoft asking to spread the word… As you may be aware, there are a number of Microsoft Windows versions which will go out of support during the coming year. We want to help customers avoid the risk of running unsupported Read More...
Posted donderdag 25 maart 2010 0:57 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Removing Windows Sharepoint Services v3.0

For a FIM 2010 RC1 I had to remove Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 (WSS3) and reinstall it. After reinstalling it I had found out the webpage was showing me the exact same info as before the removal. Then I remembered there was also something like a Windows Read More...
Posted donderdag 12 november 2009 22:51 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Exchange Server 2007 is going to be supported on Windows Server 2008 R2!

Exchange Server 2007 was planned not to be supported on the latest Windows Server versions (Windows Server 2008 R2). However, due to all the feedback and suggestions received, Microsoft changed their mind. Change of plans! Exchange Server 2007 will be Read More...
Posted maandag 9 november 2009 22:03 by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Migrating your local users, local groups and memberships from the SAM into AD

You may have a Windows Server somewhere that's not joined to a joined that contains lots of local user accounts, local groups and of course memberships of local accounts in those local groups. On that server you have permissioned all NTFS permissions Read More...
Posted maandag 9 november 2009 19:31 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Out-of-Band Releases of PowerShell v2 are out

PowerShell v2 has finally been released for 'legacy' OSes (Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008)! I'm saying legacy OSes because the latest OSes are Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. You could also say the out-of-band Read More...
Posted zondag 8 november 2009 19:45 by Jorge | 0 Comments

Sizing your Windows Event Logs

Until Windows Server 2003 the maximum size of all event logs together should not exceed about 300MB. As of Windows Server 2008 that limit has been removed and that means you can use another configuration for your event log sizing on Windows Server. For Read More...
Posted vrijdag 31 juli 2009 0:11 by Jorge | 0 Comments
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Windows 7 has RTM’ed!

Yes people, it has happened! Windows 7 has RTM'ed. Personally, I must say this is a damn good OS! I used the beta and have been using the RC for a while now. Even for an RC build it is quite stable and stuff just works! And….it's fast! I previously used Read More...
Posted donderdag 23 juli 2009 9:50 by Jorge | 0 Comments
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