active directory
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Exchange
Syncing passwords to Live@EDU
One of the pieces to setting up the infrastructure to send password changes to a synchronization server like Forefront Identity Manager 2010 is installing the Password Change Notification Service on your domain controller(s). This service “listens” for password changes and…
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Troubleshooting
Untangle Active Directory Logon Script adlogon_user.vbs not mapping usernames
If you are using the paid version of Untangle, one of the powerful features that comes with the paid modules is the Directory Connector. This module allows policies and other restrictions, priorities, etc, to be levied based on group membership…
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ActiveDirectory
Finding Global Catalog Servers in Domain
Have you ever been in need of identifying all the global catalog servers in a Windows domain? What are the ways we can determine which domain controllers house the global catalog? Most are familiar with the common method of launching…
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ActiveDirectory
How to Compact Active Directory Database
In order to compact the size of the Active Directory Database you need to stop Active Directory Domain services. If you are running Windows 2008 and above you can simply stop the ADDS service and proceed with the steps. However,…
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ActiveDirectory
Transferring a FSMO Role using NTDSUTIL
There are a wealth of things you can do with the NTDSUTIL utility and it is one of the most powerful command line utilities a system administrator can have in his/her bag of tricks when working with Active Directory. We…
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ActiveDirectory
Installing Active Directory Certificate Services
Active Directory Certificate Services Role allows you to install a certificate authority in your Active Directory environment which allows you to issue self signed certificates for a variety of purposes and uses. We want to step through this process on…
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Mobile
Manage Active Directory with Android
As IT professionals we are always looking for ways to be able to manage systems anytime, anyplace, and anywhere. Mobile Smartphones have completely changed the world in which we live and made possible things that were only dreamed of some…
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Windows 2008 Server R2 Functional Level Features
As Microsoft introduces new servers OS’s, there is usually the option to raise your Forst Functional Level as well as the Domain Functional Level once all server side domain controllers have been upgraded to the latest and greatest server OS. …
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Group Policy Client Service Failed the logon
In working with several networked environments, you frequently see a lot of weird errors that hit you from day to day. If you have seen the error “Group Policy Client Service Failed the logon” you know what I am talking…
