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Virtualizing Domain Controllers

One of the frequent questions that come up on the forums is, “How do I convert (P2V) my Windows Domain Controller (or SBS Server)?” Let me first start with the following statement. …

  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft
  • vSphere
  • Administration
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Set a Time Limit on Group Membership

One of the most surprising things that Microsoft have not yet provided in Active Directory management - is allowing you to set a time limit on assigning membership of a user to a group. Let me explain …

  • Active Directory
  • Tools
  • Security
  • Scripting
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Monitor AD Replication Status with Powershell

Do you know the feeling? You have 40 domain controllers located in 20 different locations - with a multitude of child domains and children of those child domains, on all sides of the globe (yeah I …

  • Active Directory
  • Management
  • Powershell
  • Windows
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IBM IMM integration into AD

This one has nothing to do with Virtualization as such. All new IBM servers from the M2 series and up have a IMM IBM Integrated Management Module. For you HP’ers - it is the same as ILO. The …

  • Active Directory
  • Miscellaneous
  • Administration
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Distribution and Security Groups

I was asked to day at work, “What would be the quickest way to add all of the members of a Distribution Group to a Security Group?”, the reason of course being because you cannot assign …

  • Active Directory
  • Tools
  • Management
  • Scripting
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ESX 4.0 Active Directory Authentication

There are numerous posts about how to use Active Directory to authenticate your ssh logins to your ESX servers. Jason Boche,Travis Laird, Geert Baeke The idea is pretty simple Configure the ESX server …

  • Active Directory
  • Security
  • Management
  • Administration
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Updating a User attribute in the Enterprise

I was asked to update an attribute of the EmployeeNumber for each and every user in the Enterprise for a new Application that will be using the newly populated attribute for a Global Database …

  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft
  • Tools
  • Powershell
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Time to Change the Passwords Again...

Do you all know how one of the biggest headaches you have is changing all the service accounts and administrative passwords on a regular basis? Well I did that this week. This entailed changing …

  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft
  • Server
  • Scripting
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Active Directory Health Check

Well I have spent the past two days with a Microsoft PFE (Premier Field Engineer) who has been doing a quick health check for issues in our domain. This does not replace an Active Directory Risk …

  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft
  • Server
  • Windows