Windows Server 2012 – Virtual Domain Controller Snapshot Restore
Almost every company is using virtual machines today. The advantages: VMs can be drawn up easily. Before important changes you can make snapshots. In case...
Articles related to Active Directory administration. (user, computer and group management)
Public Key Infrastructure: Basics about digital certificates (HTTPS, SSL)
The usage of digital certificates for encrypted communication and lettering of data like email is a top item on most companies’ wish list. Surprisingly many...
Migrate ZEN7 to ZCM – Zenworks Migration
Novell Zenworks is a software suite which consists of various packages. If you want to migrate Novell clients into Active Directory you first of all...
Active Directory Time Synchronization problem
While checking the eventlog of a domain controller I noticed that it complained about an erroneous Kerberos ticket of another DC.As we all know, Kerberos...
Orphaned objects in ADAM Directory – Quest Migration Manager for AD (QMM)
During a directory synchronization with Quest Migration Manager for AD QMM, orphaned objects can be created in the ADAM database. I have repeatedly reported about...
Group membership not working and GPO does not apply
Log-ons do not work, permissions do not take effect and group policies can not be applied. The reason could be that the user has memberships...
Windows 2012 start menu via RDP
There is a thing about virtual RDP sessions on a Windows Server 2012 which really bugs me: You can’t easily go to open the start...
Active Directory Sites and Services – Bridge all site links
I reviewed the AD configuration at a customer’s lately and had to deal the option “Bridge all site links”. You can find the option in...
Quest Migration Manager QMM – Directory synchronization does not start
A steady bidirectional AD sync with QMM worked for 6 months. Now, the directory synchronization does not start anymore. After a lot of try and...
Find out Exchange version with Powershell
How to find out what Exchange version is in use? Try the following PowerShell command: GCM exsetup |%{$_.Fileversioninfo} (more…)
SharePoint Service Accounts (Sharepoint 2010)
How to deal with SharePoint service accounts? The following questions always come up at the beginning of a SharePoint project: Which accounts are needed? When...
Problem with disabled firewall service – Windows Server 2008 R2
In the last couple of weeks some of our customers repeatedly had strange problems with a disabled firewall service. Do not disable the service of...
LDAP over SSL – LDAPs with Windows Server 2008 R2 (Secure LDAP)
Last week I faced the easy task to activate LDAPs on Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers. One of the applications required an encrypted LDAP...
Windows Server 2012 R2 Update
Microsoft released the Windows Server 2012 R2 Update.The update contains: Active Directory Fix for Office 365 Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11 all monthly roll...
Auto login on Windows Server 2008 R2
At a customer’s I faced the task of having to configure an account with Autologon for a Windows Server 2008 R2.The last time I had...
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