Find the cause for a blue screen – with Memory.dmp
For a long time I have wanted to write a short instruction on how to find the cause for a blue screen of death with the help of a Memory.dmp...
Articles related to Active Directory administration. (user, computer and group management)
msDS-LastSuccessfulInteractiveLogonTime vs. LastLogonTimeStamp
I want to introduce to you a function of Windows Server 2008 domain functional level: LastSuccessfulInteractiveLogonTime Basically it is about finding out when a user has logged on last. (more…)
Hard disk write protected: Set or remove write-protection with diskpart
Yesterday I faced the problem that I couldn’t save data on an external USB-hard drive on my Windows / client anymore. Folders couldn’t be created either. The hard drive was...
Join Computer to Domain with minimum permissions
Which authorizations are necessary to join a computer to a AD domain? The aim of a granular delegation concept is to assign only those rights that are necessary for the...
Quest Migration Manager QMM and Intra Forest Migration
The requirements for an Intra-Forest migration are much different compared to an Inter-Forest Migration. Intra-Forest Migration: migration between domains of the same Forest. Inter-Forest Migration: migration between domains of different...
When was an Active Directory Object created on a Domain Controller?
I wanted to find out what date an Active Directory object was created on / replicated to a Domain Controller. Actually, you can find that information in the meta-data of...
How to make an Active Directory SnapShot
Windows Server 2008 provides you with the possibility to create an online snapshot of the Active Directory database. You can load the AD snapshot with Windows standard tools and make...
Set up an unidirectional Active Directory Trust
The following outline clarifies the terms needed for setting up an unidirectional Trust. (more…)
QMM Quest Migration Manager for AD – Checking Directory Synchronization DSA
I was looking for a possibility to check and supervise the synchronization of user-objects with Quest Migration Manager for Active Directory. In addition, I was missing a good overview to...
Xenserver – VM is not working anymore and can neither be rebooted nor shut down
The following instructions make it possible to reboot and immediately afterwards shut down a non working virtual machine on a Xenserver. (more…)
Dynamic AD Groups
Dynamic Entra ID Groups
