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 the Active Directory Sites and...
VMWare: Expanding ESX farm – which CPU-type suits best?
I am planning to expand a VMWare ESX farm. What are the requirements the new host has to fulfill. (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 does it make sense to...
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 connection, because password changes are...
Group policies (GPO) with explanations and registry path
Do you wan to know more about a group policy, its parameters and and further explanations? Microsoft explains all group policies on a really great website. (more…)
Automate Microsoft Network Monitor Traces
Finding errors that occur only a few times per day is difficult. The small tutorial shows you how to automate Microsoft Network Monitor Traces to find the error. ...
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...
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…)
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...
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...
Dynamic AD Groups
Dynamic Entra ID Groups
