January 2008 - Posts
Hi, Mike here. This post was originally published in the Group Policy Team blog in September 2006—anticipating the launch of Windows Vista. Here it is again—refreshed—for the upcoming launch of Windows Server 2008. User Account Control
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Here are the new Directory Services-related KB articles for the week. Also, although it isn't entirely new, I was reminded that we have the Windows Server 2008 command reference available now. So here are links to both the 2008 and 2003 versions. They
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Hi, Ned here. If you’re a regular reader of the Filing Cabinet , you’ve probably already read about all the new features for DFS Replication (DFSR) added in Windows Server 2008. If not, trot on over here and drink your fill. Just to summarize some of
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Hello there. Bob Drake here to discuss how Windows Server 2008 “Read Only Domain Controllers” (RODC’s) authenticate users differently from the way Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 standard domain controllers do. The “
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Are you looking for an opportunity to work on the cutting edge of Windows Server technology? Do you love supporting and administering Windows environments? Are you looking for a challenging opportunity to develop your skills further? Do you want to be
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Here are the new KB articles for this week that relate to Directory Services . There is an update to Icacls.exe (which is a replacement for CACLS/XCACLS/XCACLS.VBS, etc. for setting NTFS file permissions), updates to TCPIP.SYS and LSASRV.DLL, a Bitlocker
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Hi, Dave here. Today, I will cover the process by which domain DFS namespaces can be migrated from one domain to another, important considerations both during and after the migration, and some helpful tips along the way. My post assumes that you have
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What’s in a Token (Part 2): Impersonation It’s Randy again. In my last blog post , we discussed that the token is the identification for a process . The token object contains a list of security identifiers, rights and privileges that the Windows
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Hi, Craig here. We are going to be posting the new KB articles that relate to Directory Services . Here are the ones published between Dec. 22-28. For the most part the articles will be for components that our group supports, but we'll also throw in ones
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Hi, Tom here from the Directory Services team. One of the most common EFS issues we see is for an expired Domain Data Recovery Agent (DRA) certificate. It is also one of the easiest things to resolve. You may have seen the error Recovery Policy for this
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Hi, Ned here. Just a quick heads up - there is a new DFSR data recovery script posted on the File Cabinet blog. This allows you to restore data from the ConflictAndDeleted or PreExisting folders within DFSR, primarily during disaster recovery. As always,
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Hi, Craig here. It can be frustrating to call support only to have your issue resolved by an article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Sometimes you are just happy to get the problem solved, but most people prefer to solve something themselves and avoid
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