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Export, Compare, and Synchronize Active Directory Schemas

Each Active Directory forest has its own schema, which defines the objects and attributes that the directory service uses to store data. When organizations have multiple Active Directory forests, IT administrators have to manage multiple Active Directory Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:30 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments
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April 2009 Issue of TechNet Magazine Now Available Online

The April 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. In this issue, we introduce you to new features and enhancements in the latest version of Internet Explorer, help you manage multiple Active Directory forests, explore Office Communicator Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:00 PM by matt_graven | 1 Comments

Exchange Queue & A: Site Resiliency with SCR, Recommended Root Volume Size, and More

You ask, Henrik Walther answers . Here’s what’s covered in this issue. Q I'm currently architecting an Exchange Server 2007-based messaging infrastructure for a large enterprise requiring that the solution include site resiliency. So I'm considering deploying Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 7:00 AM by sharont | 0 Comments

Hey, Scripting Guy! Browsing Active Directory

"Where can I get the Active Directory Browser?" This may be the number one quest ion we hear—and we’ve never even see the Active Directory Browser! Does it exist? Did it ever exist? This installment attempts to clear up the confusion and, in Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 05, 2009 7:00 PM by sharont | 0 Comments

Expanded Control with Group Policy Preferences

One of the most compelling new technologies to come with Windows Server 2008 and Win dows Vista is Group Policy Preferences. GPPs greatly expand what administrators can do with Group Policy, and the great thing is that you don't need to install a new Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 7:00 AM by sharont | 0 Comments

Interacting with Windows from a Mac Environment

How times have changed! These days it is fairly easy to bring Macs into your Windows network infrastructure. And with a little work you can even integrate some of the operating system services. Learn how to connect Macs to Active Directory, see how you Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:00 AM by sharont | 2 Comments

Understanding Proxy Authentication in AD LDS

Proxy authentication lets user s perform a simple bind to an Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services instance but still have an association to an Active Directory account. This can be very useful: it gives developers full access to a user object Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:00 AM by sharont | 2 Comments

Authenticate Linux Clients with Active Directory

Did you just go “whoa!” when you saw that title? Bet you never thought y ou’d see that here! But the times, as they say, are a-changing and we have too. Many organizations today use multiple operating systems. We all have the same goal of providing high-quality, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:00 AM by sharont | 1 Comments

TechNet Magazine December 2008 Interop issue now online

The December 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. And it's filled with information about interop. Find out how to integrate Linux clients with Active Directory, Manage Macs in a Windows environment, and more. FEATURE ARTICLES                                                                   Read More...
Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 8:30 AM by matt_graven | 1 Comments

Secure E-Mail Using Digital Certificates

For millennia, humans have used various methods to hide information in transit, validate the sender, and authenticate the message. Now one method for handling all three has been developed and is becoming widely used—Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Mail. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:15 AM by sharont | 0 Comments

Windows PowerShell: Automating Directory Management

While Windows PowerShell is a powerful tool, it does have a notable shortcoming that is largely due to timing.  In the May installment of the Windows PowerShell column, Don Jones explains why the first version of Windows PowerShell offers less than Read More...
Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 8:45 AM by matt_graven | 1 Comments

Designing OU Structures that Work

How much planning do you put into your Organizational Unit, or OU, structure ? If you're like many administrators, probably not enough. Too many administrators underestimate the importance and complexity of a well-designed OU structure. It is something Read More...
Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 8:45 AM by matt_graven | 1 Comments

Active Directory Backup and Restore in Windows Server 2008

Active Directory is one of the most critical components of your infrastructure.  If it goes down, your network is rendered useless. Therefore, to ensure business continuity and compliance, you need to have a solid backup and recovery plan in place Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:15 AM by matt_graven | 0 Comments

Extending the Active Directory Schema

Microsoft provides a base schema definition for implementing Active Directory, and many applications take advantage of the underlying s tructure it provides—instead of building their own schema from the ground up. But many applications do need to extend Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:21 PM by sharont | 0 Comments

May 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online

The May 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc462914.aspx . The May 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. In the May issue, we delve into Active Directory management, Read More...
Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 5:45 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments
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