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How to Decommission an ADAM/ADLDS server and Add Additional Servers
Hello, LaNae here again. Recently I worked with a customer that was looking for a comprehensive document that outlined the steps for decommissioning a server that had an ADAM/ADLDS instance installed on it. I along with the customer realized there is Read More...
Windows 2008 R2: Managing AD LDS using the AD PowerShell Module
Hello it’s LaNae again. Now that Windows 2008 R2 is available we get to use the coolness of PowerShell with AD LDS. When you install the AD LDS role on a Windows 2008 R2 server it will also install the AD PowerShell module. Unfortunately the documentation Read More...
ADAM - Saved event logs show "The description for event ID... cannot be found"
Hi, Ned here again. Today’s post is a quickie, here’s the scenario: Summary You are troubleshooting ADAM or AD LDS, probably running on a computer you don’t directly administer. Someone has asked you to examine the saved event logs to see if you can determine Read More...
One stop Audit shop for ADAM and ADLDS
Hello, Linda Taylor here, I am an Escalation Engineer in the Directory Services support team in the UK. I do a lot of work with ADAM and ADLDS. One of frequent subjects for questions for ADAM/ADLDS is around auditing. We have lots of very good documents Read More...
HOW TO: Export the Configuration Container in ADAM & AD LDS Using LDIFDE
Hi, Russell here. I’m a member of the Microsoft Texas Directory Services Team. I specialize in all things LDAP, with particular focus on 3 rd Party LDAP Client interop, ADAM & AD LDS, Directory Service Schemas, Indexing, and LDAP Query Performance Read More...
Determine Applied Schema Extensions with AD DS/LDS Schema Analyzer
Hey, Chris here. I recently had a case where the customer wanted to determine what Schema Extensions have been made to their schema. I decided to do this via an excellent utility called the AD DS/LDS Schema Analyzer. The AD DS/LDS Schema Analyzer is a Read More...
Service Connection Points (SCPs) and ADAM/AD LDS
Introduction Hello, it’s LaNae again. A major issue I see when customers call in regarding ADAM/AD LDS is around the creation of Service Connection Points and why they are needed. Let’s take a further look into this topic and uncover the mystery of this Read More...
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