February 2008 - Posts
Blog time again… Previously, I wrote about two of the policy settings under the computer configuration. Today, I’ll finish writing about the Windows Logon Options policy category by covering the remaining policy setting under the computer
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Now that Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 have released to manufacturing , you can expect to see quite a few KB articles coming out for those products. Before I list the ones relevant to Directory Services , here are a few general ones to be aware of
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Mike here again. This is the first of a two part series that originally published on the Group Policy Team blog - updated for Windows Server 2008. I wanted to bring to your attention some new policy settings for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
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Hello again - Bob Drake here. Today I will be talking about a particular behavior with account lockouts that might be seen with the introduction of “ Read-Only Domain Controllers ” (RODC's) in Windows Server 2008. Windows 2008 RODC’s are domain controllers
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Hi, Ned here again. Today I am going to explain the inner workings of DFSR pre-staging in Windows Server 2003 R2, debunk some myths, and hand out some best practices. Let’s get started. To begin, this is the last time I will say ‘ pre-staging’ . While
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Hi, Mike again. Every so often, I’ll talk with a customer wanting to deploy a legal notice to their workstations using Group Policy. Sounds simple, right? Well, it is actually a little tricky to make the legal notice work correctly. Here is a solution
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New Directory Services-related KB articles for the week. Enjoy! KB Title 942845 You cannot delete or rename the Offline Files when you work offline on a Windows Vista-based computer 947224 Error message when you try to connect to a computer that is running
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