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NSTIC Identity Initiative Moves Forward

miiCard — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:03:50 GMT

miiCard
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:03:50 GMT
With online identity such a hot topic just now, it's really exciting to see these activities starting to take off and add further validation for the work we're doing at miiCard. We've commented on the recent NSTIC updates on our blog here http://bit.ly/HKL7bX

Windows Server 8 Beta Introduces ReFS: Resilient File System

murat yildirimoglu — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:09:51 GMT

murat yildirimoglu
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:09:51 GMT
ReFs does not support conversion from NTFS. ReFs does not support booting. ReFs does not support disk qouta. ReFs does not support removable devices. Typical, half-complete, post-modern Microsoft product ReFs product manager should be fired!.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

murat yildirimoglu — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:45:52 GMT

murat yildirimoglu
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:45:52 GMT
Aleksandar, it is not I don't understand this. They say, OK, use GUI then. But we watched this movie before in Exchange Server. Exchange Server has both GUI and PowerShell and at the end, if you want to do nontrivial tasks you are always directed (forced) to PowerShell. It will not be any different when core is the fundemantal thing.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

Aleksandar — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:29:11 GMT

Aleksandar
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:29:11 GMT
Murat, have you read Jeffrey Snover's comment? It looks like your problem is not command line interface, but reading and listening to what other people say.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

murat yildirimoglu — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:27:32 GMT

murat yildirimoglu
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:27:32 GMT
Don, there are people like me who pitied Linux guys, and there are people like you who envied them. The problem is that people who manage Microsoft are the ones who think like you.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

murat yildirimoglu — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:32:47 GMT

murat yildirimoglu
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:32:47 GMT
Jeffrey, if you say the core is the basis then it is a sign that Microsoft has a change of heart towards user interface. Beginning with Windows 1.0, up until PowerShell and Core, Microsoft had told us GUI was the right choice. GUI on top of PowerShell is paying lip service. Like GUI in Exchange 2007-2010 envrionment: If you want to do something serious you have to switch to PowerShell. Simple and easy were two words against the Microsoft products in the past. Prior to Exchange 2007 we had to switch to command prompt just for repairing and defragging the Exchange databases, nothing more. Now, we have to frequently issue PowerShell commands. I'm not against command prompt. But commands must be short, understandable and easy. PowerShell commands are typically long, hard to grasp and impossible to remember. And last; don't forget that Microsoft gained popularity on the client side first. Then it proceeded to the server side. Do you think Apple and Android stop before proceeding to the server side?

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

murat yildirimoglu — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:31:04 GMT

murat yildirimoglu
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:31:04 GMT
Jeffrey, if you say the core is the basis then it is a sign that Microsoft has a change of heart towards user interface. Beginning with Windows 1.0, up until PowerShell and Core, Microsoft had told us GUI was the right choice. GUI on top of PowerShell is paying lip service. Like GUI in Exchange 2007-2010 envrionment: If you want to do something serious you have to switch to PowerShell. Simple and easy were two words against the Microsoft products in the past. Prior to Exchange 2007 we had to switch to command prompt just for repairing and defragging the Exchange databases, nothing more. Now, we have to frequently issue PowerShell commands. I'm not against command prompt. But commands must be short, understandable and easy. PowerShell commands are typically long, hard to grasp and impossible to remember. And last; don't forget that Microsoft gained popularity on the client side first. Then it proceeded to the server side. Now, it is Apple and Android that gain ground on the client side with their purely GUI environment. Do you think they stop before proceeding to the server side?

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

Don Jones — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:08:40 GMT

Don Jones
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:08:40 GMT
Murat, some of us envied Linux for the better efficiency. But, if the value you bring to your organization is your amazing ability to click Next, Next, Finish... then you've nothing to worry about. You can safely ignore PowerShell and Server Core, and continue doing what you like.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

jsnover — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:44:28 GMT

jsnover
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:44:28 GMT
@Murat. It isn't an "EITHER/OR" situation, it is an "AND situation. I totally reject the notion that users have to choose between a GUI and a command line interface. There is this little thing I like to call architecture which means that we can and will deliver both. Take a look at the new Server Manager GUI we are shipping in Windows Server 8. It is multi-machine, it is rich, it is gorgeous and we spent a ton of resources developing it. It is also layered on top of PowerShell so that, for the admins that want to, they can automate everything that you can do in Server Manager. Trust me, when you have hundreds, thousands and hundreds of thousands of machines (we actually do), you want to automate them. Sounds like that is not your environment which is fine, that is why we delivered a great GUI for you. So Murat - the beta of Windows is going to be available in Feb. If you are interested, pick up a copy and kick the tires. I think you are going to be SUPER happy. Jeffrey Snover Distinguished Engineer and Lead Architect for Windows Server

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

Orin Thomas — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:15:47 GMT

Orin Thomas
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:15:47 GMT
Ignore murat the troll. It would be like paying serious attention to a drunk dude wearing a duck outfit screaming at you from a merry go round.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

murat yildirimoglu — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:15:49 GMT

murat yildirimoglu
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:15:49 GMT
Jeffrey, I think you don't understand where the IT sector goes. Apple IPAD, IPHONE and Android systems show that future lies in the GUI. GUI everywhere. And you think GUI is good only at the client side! We, the system admins, have loved Windows Server because it is just Windows. We used to doing tasks using GUI tools. It had been so easy and joyful. We pitied Linux guys because they had to do every single task using tedious command line commands. Now, you want us to be in the same bizarre situation. You offer Server Core and PowerShell. Two poisonous technologies.Thank you Jeffrey!

It’s MVP Summit Time Again!

seocorporation — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:37:03 GMT

seocorporation
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:37:03 GMT
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SCIM Simplifies Cloud Service Identity Provisioning

Chris Phillips — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:52:12 GMT

Chris Phillips
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:52:12 GMT
Chris Phillips here Sean, Thanks for reference to the PPT. I've refreshed the slide deck to what was presented at the Internet2 Fall Members Meeting & workshops in October to add a bit more content. In higher ed there is a groundswell of interesting activity around identity management and provisioning topics. SCIM holds promise to simplify some pieces of this large topic.

Exploring Windows Server 8: Dynamic Access Control

charlsp — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:08:02 GMT

charlsp
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:08:02 GMT
Dynjamic Access Control is a fundamental re-architecting of file security. It is a major improvement in terms of central management of security on files, and the first step of protecting information based on its value (classification) rather than on it's location. Claims are very powerful and with the integration of ADFS into the base Windows 8 Server, implementation of claims will become easier. For those interested in SharePoint we have extended this concept to SharePoint with our Titus Metadata Security Claims edition solution for SharePoint. ( http://www.titus.com/software/sharepoint/metadata_security_claims_edition.php)

What’s New in Windows Server 8 Active Directory

Eugene Pavlov — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:14:20 GMT

Eugene Pavlov
Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:14:20 GMT
Thanks for the article, Sean! PowerShell History Viewer is a rather promising feature...

Speeding up AD Replication Across Your Forest

seocorporation — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:48:16 GMT

seocorporation
Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:48:16 GMT
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It’s MVP Summit Time Again!

seocorporation — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:37:20 GMT

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Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:37:20 GMT
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It’s MVP Summit Time Again!

seocorporation — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:36:05 GMT

seocorporation
Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:36:05 GMT
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What’s New in Windows Server 8 Active Directory

Eric Jagaeus — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:51:40 GMT

Eric Jagaeus
Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:51:40 GMT
Awesome thanks! Eric

What’s New in Windows Server 8 Active Directory

Richard Raseley — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:46:32 GMT

Richard Raseley
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:46:32 GMT
Thank you very much for taking the time to compile this information.It (along with your other Windows 8 feature analysis) have been very informative.

Windows Server 8: A Leap Ahead

Techvet — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:06:25 GMT

Techvet
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:06:25 GMT
One cannot say "Hyper-V now has..." since Windows Server 2012 (or whatever it will be called) has not been released and will not be available until Q3/Q4 of 2012 at the earliest. You could say "will have". You did note it is "pre-beta", but I disdain vendors who talk about future capabilities in the present mode as if one can run out to the reseller and get ir right now. Let's check about next year and see what has been dropped or pushed off to the R2 release. Let's see what other vendors have available at that time.

Identity as a Service and the Future of Active Directory

noeffort — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:00:20 GMT

noeffort
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:00:20 GMT
A great article! While I consider myself a bit in front of the curve as we are beginning to layout our budget/plans for implementing "workforce to SaaS"; it would be interesting to see where others are re: the opposite direction. By that I mean, enabling your "Marketing" department's web presence, sales apps, customer service apps, etc via Federation/SAML. What are others doing in the sphere of enabling this to their various backend, in situ, disparate apps where one person from CustomerX may already have some kind of access (via dedicated VPN's to your company) or has reports sent them... how are others bringing these together into a truly personalized portal experience for their Customers/Partners/Suppliers? How do we get around having to setup so many separate, individual SAML trust relationships with so many different parties? (say for instance up to 1000 customer entities with 3-4 users from each) Connecting an "extranet" instance as the IdP to your various contributing SP apps right now is a very daunting task - per chance even being a limiting factor to do so at all!?! How do you provision to such an abstracted IdP? How can you then trust that the person on the end really is indeed who you think it is without complicating their logon experience? These are some of the next generations of tough questions! -Richard Gardner Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto

Google Music Beta

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:08:26 GMT

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:08:26 GMT
Argh! This service is only available in the US

Google Music Beta

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:28:35 GMT

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:28:35 GMT
In my opinion mp3 is nearly dying as it is. I think FLAC will be it for a while, you have the complete fidelity of the CD and more of these streaming services like Google Music are accepting it.

Is Cloud Computing Really Killing IT Pro Jobs?

dtoombs — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:25:36 GMT

dtoombs
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:25:36 GMT
Great read! I have to say, in my 20 years in IT, I have yet to find an IT department that has too little to do. So, cloud may commoditize some of the undifferentiated tasks an organization faces that don’t add much (if any) strategic value - but this should be looked at optimistically, in that it should free up IT resources to focus on more strategic business initiatives and making their companies more agile.

Ease Cloud Security Concerns with Federated Identity

Sean Deuby — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:33:59 GMT

Sean Deuby
Wed, 11 May 2011 15:33:59 GMT
Thanks for helping clarify the difference between signing and encryption, Dimitrios! I’ve tweaked that sentence.

The Importance of Consumer Identity

perezjones — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:38:56 GMT

perezjones
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:38:56 GMT
I do not think the Identity stores provided by Facebook,Twitter and webmail provider is a true solution. It is because of the disparate pieces of information each store provides and the federation of these identity stores wil be difficult to implement in the long run. OpenID and OAuth maybe close to the solution but I believe the true maybe provided my Ms Windows CardSpace.

Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication

ntwrkadmin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:37:40 GMT

ntwrkadmin
Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:37:40 GMT
Nice article. What’s the best way to setup replication between Server 2008 R2 DCs running the Windows Firewall?

It’s MVP Summit Time Again!

mariahills — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:17:53 GMT

mariahills
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:17:53 GMT
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It’s MVP Summit Time Again!

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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:15:40 GMT
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Ease Cloud Security Concerns with Federated Identity

Anne Grubb — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:45:46 GMT

Anne Grubb
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:45:46 GMT
If you’re interested in additional information on federated security, check out articles by Michele Leroux Bustamante at http://www.devproconnections.com/author/1747/MicheleLBustamante.aspx and Zoiner Tejada at http://www.devproconnections.com/author/1921/ZoinerTejada.aspx.

The Importance of Consumer Identity

Dimitrios Kalemis — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:22:21 GMT

Dimitrios Kalemis
Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:22:21 GMT
OpenID may have a downside, as well. Please refer to:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/james_brown/archive/2010/11/22/openid-issues.aspx.
Anyway, since WindowsITPro magazine supports the Microsoft community, shouldn’t this article also be referring to U-Prove?

Ease Cloud Security Concerns with Federated Identity

Dimitrios Kalemis — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:31:01 GMT

Dimitrios Kalemis
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:31:01 GMT
Excellent article! Also, Steve Planks presentation (that the article mentions and provides a link) is fantastic! All readers should view the presentation, since it depicts all the steps thoroughly and with extreme accuracy. One minor correction to the article: Instead of The signing ensures that the assertion is indeed from the stated identity provider, and the encryption ensures that the assertion hasnt been tampered with or spied on., it is better to write: The signing ensures that the assertion is indeed from the stated identity provider and hasnt been tampered with, and the encryption ensures that the assertion hasnt been spied on.

Cloud Computing 101

Andy Blevins — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:50:25 GMT

Andy Blevins
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:50:25 GMT
Sean - excellent article! I’ll be referring folks this way when they want to understand these terms outside of "the hype".

Hybrid cloud models are a major part of where I see the Microsoft UC/Messaging market going - specifically for the upper-mid market and enterprise (1000 seats+).

Strangely enough - I’ve even had my first "Community Cloud" architecture discussion last month with an organization requiring some tough Gov statutes along with tight federation with some other companies.

Good luck and thanks again!

Andy Blevins
Azaleos
www.azaleos.com

Windows Phone Review: So Far, So Excellent

Kirts — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:59:19 GMT

Kirts
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:59:19 GMT
I’ve been using my Samsung Focus for about four months; adore it. Bought a Sandisk 32gb microSDHC card on eBay for <$90.00 and installed it with no problem (about three months ago). Now if Microsoft would get their update house in order....

Windows Phone Review: So Far, So Excellent

Priest — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:50:56 GMT

Priest
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:50:56 GMT
... and judging by the number of typos in the article, it was written on said phone by someone with large fingers and proof read by someone with "ageing" vision... ;-)

Troubleshooting from the Wire up for Active Directory and Beyond

danorth — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:37:50 GMT

danorth
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:37:50 GMT
Excellent article. Excellent job taking what most IT Pro’s believe they can do, and breaking it down into a standard format.

W2K8 Metadata Cleanup, The Easy Way

kenny_klbn — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:25:12 GMT

kenny_klbn
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:25:12 GMT
how to verify thoroughly that the DC’s metadata are completely removed?

For DCs, Simple Storage Is Better Storage

HULL — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:15:44 GMT

HULL
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:15:44 GMT
I tell my customers to always keep a small physical server outside the vm environment. Make it a GC and give it a FSMO role or two.

RIP, Windows 2000!

Gerry — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:47:22 GMT

Gerry
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:47:22 GMT
Hi! I enjoyed reading this article. My first certs were on Win2000, and I also thought back then how awesome AD was, and was constantly thinking how I was going to get out there and start convincing people to use AD. To this day, I still find myself in environments where the NT4 way of doing things somehow is the dominant scheme, and even if they have Win2003 or 2008, still has a taste of old, scripts everywhere instead of GPOs, for instance. So even if NT4 boxes are not out here anymore, the mindset still is. But slowly but surely everyone realizes the benefits of the new way of doing things, specially on R2. I guess that will be the way virtualization slowly creeps in IT environments over the next ten years.

The Poster Man!

AlanW — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:36:23 GMT

AlanW
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:36:23 GMT
I second all that has been said here, these posters are simply amazing. The Hyper-V one is my favourite......its just incredible detail.Its hard to believe it all comes from one person. I wish I had been at Tech Ed, I would not mind shaking his hand myself. These things have saved me in some tight troubleshooting situations.

The Poster Man!

Mason — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:54:38 GMT

Mason
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:54:38 GMT
Thanks for the posting, these posters are amazing....is it really one guy that has done all of those? That is seriously impressive. Well done to Martin, great stuff.

The Poster Man!

tonyso — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:01:43 GMT

tonyso
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:01:43 GMT
If you have trouble printing the posters out, just use the free online deepzoom viewer instead http://seadragon.com/view/12u8

Soothe 5 Active Directory Headaches

Erin Avery — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:13:04 GMT

Erin Avery
Tue, 11 May 2010 14:13:04 GMT
Great article Sean. One other consideration when it comes to separating administrative duties in Active Directory is to use a third party tool. I recently wrote a blog post on this topic: http://community.netiq.com/blogs/all_things_admin/archive/2010/03/01/answers-to-common-active-directory-management-challenges.aspx

Welcome to AD Troubleshooting!

danny — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:42:34 GMT

danny
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:42:34 GMT
Hey, thanks for having this site for everyone,
i have a question for you, the company i work for is wanting to complete overhual their current active directory, is there a best practice or a good way to basically start over from scratch and pull only the existing computers and current users over and have a good basis to start from? or if i were to completely start over what would be a good start for me?

Volume Activation in Server 2008

Genn — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:34:17 GMT

Genn
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:34:17 GMT
n/a

Troubleshoot AD Replication

joseph — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:06:02 GMT

joseph
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:06:02 GMT
the gist is mising

Troubleshoot AD Replication

joseph — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:06:01 GMT

joseph
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:06:01 GMT
the gist is mising

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

hamedjafari — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:25:59 GMT

hamedjafari
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:25:59 GMT
good sit

Lessons for an AD–to–Windows 2003 Upgrade

Edwin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:10:50 GMT

Edwin
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:10:50 GMT
sdsdsd

Get Your Command-Line Utilities Here!

JEFFREY — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:08:26 GMT

JEFFREY
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:08:26 GMT
None

Troubleshoot AD Replication

stock — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:40:44 GMT

stock
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:40:44 GMT
i am a AD replication expert guys email me your issue to stock.broker@rediffmial.com

Troubleshoot AD Replication

Anne — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:29:45 GMT

Anne
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:29:45 GMT
The links to the toolkit sidebar are working now.

Troubleshoot AD Replication

Anne — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:49:35 GMT

Anne
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:49:35 GMT
The link to the Replication Troubleshooting Toolkit sidebar isn’t working for some reason. I’m looking into the problem now. Thanks for pointing it out. --Anne Grubb, senior editor, Windows IT Pro

Troubleshoot AD Replication

SURESH — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:10:18 GMT

SURESH
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:10:18 GMT
Useful Article but cannot get the ToolKit. Any Ideas?

Troubleshoot AD Replication

noneofyourbusiness499 — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:36:09 GMT

noneofyourbusiness499
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:36:09 GMT
Where is the complete article?

Get in Sync with DFSR

OJE — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:50:26 GMT

OJE
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:50:26 GMT
Just an FYI there is a GUI version out for Robocopy. He mentions that it’s only command line... that isn’t so.

20 Windows 2003 Command-Line Weapons

KENNETH — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 11:30:23 GMT

KENNETH
Sat, 09 Jul 2005 11:30:23 GMT
I like the fact that the figures are seperate links; however they should open in a new window so you can view them while reading the article. Ken

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Anonymous User — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:21:57 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:21:57 GMT
i would like to know when two user use of NAT how nat underestand the packet that recived,belong to which user?

Quick Command-Line Reference

Anonymous User — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:27:41 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:27:41 GMT
Sounds great but link is dead!

Quick Command-Line Reference

Chris — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:08:52 GMT

Chris
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:08:52 GMT
I like the sound of it but the link is broken, please fix. Thx.

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Anonymous User — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:42:05 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:42:05 GMT
Something I was taught on a course recently; "Read it Right to Left" Pete

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Anonymous User — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 05:17:38 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 27 Feb 2005 05:17:38 GMT
With the 2 OUs (Nested), the syntax is to list the lowest OU 1st. i.e in the case of Sales inside Admin, type DSADD computer ",OU=Sales,OU=Admin,cn=,cn=" Hope this helps. Steve B

Win2K Professional Domain-Controller Selection

John — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:30:07 GMT

John
Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:30:07 GMT
Very good. Clearly the author has deep understanding about how it works.

Features that Sell Your Upgrade

Stefan — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:35:09 GMT

Stefan
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:35:09 GMT
Hi Sean, we were quite excited about "Volume Shadow Copy", and we are using it on all our file servers. The experiented that most of the calls we got regarding file restore were dealing with files that were lost or deleted within the last 2 days ("...I had the file yesterday, but now its gone..."). Instead of searching the correct DLT tape, putting it into the library in the DataCenter, then doing the restore, users can now search for previous versions of files by themselves. This saved our helpdesk a lot of restore calls, and users are excited that they can bring back older versions of files so fast and by themselves. ---Stivie

App Compat

Sam — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:50:16 GMT

Sam
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:50:16 GMT
Yeah it was but it addresses the point that AD preparation tools for various applications are never something to rely on so if (and when) things were to go wrong you need to ensure that as part of the migration planning you take time out to resolve anything that’s going to hamper troubleshooting down the line ie. bring everything level, ensure applications are working, understand how applications interact with domain services, what changes are being made/going to be made when you introduce AD into the fold, eliminate as many outstanding/known issues pre-upgrade. The whole migration process it’s self is, I think most will agree, relatively simple; it’s when there hasn’t been enough thought or care put into the planning of the process that invites the problems.

App Compat

SEAN — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:12:47 GMT

SEAN
Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:12:47 GMT
It sounds like this wasn’t W2K3’s fault, but either the service pack or the NT(SE) updates. So after "bring all clients...level with one another", I’d add "and make sure they’re all working again". In a similar vein, doing a pre-upgrade reboot is a good idea. It will clear any transient issues, and if you do have regular startup errors (we all know they’re pretty common), you’ll have it documented in the system log. If you then see errors in the log after the upgrade, you’ll know it’s a pre-existing condition, not the upgrade.

Introductions

SEAN — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:12:27 GMT

SEAN
Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:12:27 GMT
I didn’t say I hated blogs, I just hate the WORD. It sounds like something I should do behind closed doors :).

Are Microsoft's Support Plans for Win2K Affecting Your Decision to Move to W2K3?

SEAN — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:04:09 GMT

SEAN
Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:04:09 GMT
I think you’ll find a number of reasons it’s worthwhile. There is a significant performance boost between W2K and W2K3. The hardware footprint is pretty much identical, so if you can shoehorn W2K into it you can install W2K3 as well. Application compatibility is the sticking point, but if you upgrade a server rather than rebuild, I think you’ll find the security for an application is a bit easier. And by now, pretty much all of vendors know their W2K3 compatibility; you’ll certainly have to test but you don’t need to start from scratch. (TallSean is the author. The handle is an old joke between Sean Daily and I.)

Are Microsoft's Support Plans for Win2K Affecting Your Decision to Move to W2K3?

MIKE — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:31:12 GMT

MIKE
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:31:12 GMT
My comment is to the anonymous user - i have 2003 installed on several older servers and found a performance boost compared to when these servers were running 2000 and nt 4.

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Wayne — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:36:50 GMT

Wayne
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:36:50 GMT
I thought command line utilities were only for Novell and Unix Administrators, and the big advantage to the Windows GUI was you didn’t need command line utilities. How about some real integrated tools that do the job of batching and scripting for use, like ZenWorks.

Are Microsoft's Support Plans for Win2K Affecting Your Decision to Move to W2K3?

Anonymous User — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:36:23 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:36:23 GMT
Still running NT4 on some old server plateform apps are on lan and security on nt4 is now tight thank to the mistake of win2k and XP, Windows 2K will still be the mainstay for production server and workstation at my place. moving to a new server ( clean install ) would require long test cycle for compatibility/ performance evaluation. maybe when we will buy a new server.

App Compat

Sam — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 01:21:12 GMT

Sam
Sun, 16 Jan 2005 01:21:12 GMT
I was recently involved in the migration of a mid-sized network (~2000) from NT4 to Server 2003. The biggest headache for me was that they employed HP’s NT(SE) encrypted authenication software throughout the network so it sat on all the servers, Terminal Servers & clients. Normaly something like this wouldn’t bother me but like most enterprises there were multiple builds and configurations, and the deployment plan was a phased one which meant I had to ensure that everything was leveled out before I begin the upgrade. This meant that, without any sort of management tools in place, I had to deploy SP6a to everything, patch NT(SE) because the service pack defaults back to the Microsoft GINA and apply a ’compatibility’ kit to allow AD translation between the clients & the PDC. There were a few other tweaks as well but that was the bulk of it.. and I managed to do it all remotely without any patch systems or management servers as well! The one big problem I had was with WTS, Terminal Server. After applying all the relivant updates etc none of the TS clients could authenicate to the domain so after a few hours of poking about I had discovered that the updates hadn’t written a registry key to allow the clients to use the encrypted GINA values. Lessons learnt; make sure to bring all clients and servers level with one another, this will hours if not days of screaming and swearing when you’re trying to track down an application fault. Also, look to see what is being modified if any application patches or updates are needed. You have the luxuary that NT4 applications are generally not as complex as their AD-aware counterparts so looking to see what it’s doing, comparing it with whats supposed to happen helps address the problems quickly when the updates don’t work ie. missing registry keys!

Introductions

Anonymous User — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:15:38 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:15:38 GMT
Hate blogs? Good luck on that! :) Anyway...tell the WindowsITPro folks that their RSS feed is horrid. The fonts come through for someone who can read the last line of the optometrist’s eye chart.

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Anonymous User — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:58:32 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:58:32 GMT
Lets say I have an OU called Admin. Within that OU I created 2 more OU’s called users and computers. How would I map to a user in the OU=Admin the user is inside the OU=sales. Ican get everything to work through just having an Admin OU, but for administration purposes I have added a further 2 OU’s within an OU. How would i use say the dsadd command to put a user in an OU within an OU????

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Anonymous User — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:52:14 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:52:14 GMT
Try Changing CN=users In The DSADD Command To OU=users. That Should Fix The Problem With The Command Returning An Error, Change "users" To Whatever OU You Want To Place The Newly Created User In. -Schauste

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Anonymous User — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:56:38 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:56:38 GMT
it’s the best page really a boon for me in this hard time thanks to writer

Windows Server 2003's Group Policy Management Console

Robert — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:42:18 GMT

Robert
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:42:18 GMT
Good article.

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

MikeWachholz — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:49:20 GMT

MikeWachholz
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:49:20 GMT
I’d like to add users with the DN to be LastName, First. I can’t seem to get this work? Also, any way to automatically create the e-mail account at the same time?

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

Eugene Sarazhinsky — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 03:08:04 GMT

Eugene Sarazhinsky
Fri, 18 Jun 2004 03:08:04 GMT
Hallo, I’d like to help Brain. This error appers when ds-commands syntax is incorrect. In this case 1) check DN of your query or 2) try to add quotes to DN. Hope this helps.

AD Branch Office Design

Knut — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 06:44:51 GMT

Knut
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 06:44:51 GMT
"Clients on an unregistered subnet end up in the Default-First-Site-Name site,..." is this functionality still on duty, when Default-First-Site-Name is renamed to e.g. a real location name?

Windows Server 2003 Command-Line Utilities

brian — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 14:53:05 GMT

brian
Sun, 11 Apr 2004 14:53:05 GMT
I liked the article and the utilities and tried some of the examples. But nowhere can I find any reference to error messages I might receive, especially with DSADD. For instance: adding an ou as in your first example of the DSADD utility, dsadd failed, A referrel was returned from the server. What does this mean? I certainly don’t know.

Multiple-Forest Trusts

Jean Gerrekens — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:55:57 GMT

Jean Gerrekens
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:55:57 GMT
Sean Deuby’s Multiple-Forest Trusts (April 2003, http://www.winnetmag.com, InstantDoc ID 38280) was a revelation to me. Just as IT administrators insisted on not doing Windows 2000 in the Windows NT 4.0 way, we must now realize that Windows Server 2003’s potential goes beyond Win2K’s capabilities. More articles like this one are welcome!

Designing for DC Failover

Ashish — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:12:47 GMT

Ashish
Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:12:47 GMT
I am trying to execute the said queries stated under "Influencing the DC list" section however not able to get the output ? What should be the exact syntax for the same ? Is this one single command ? nslookup -querytype=srv _ ldap._tcp.sitename._sites.dc._msdcs .domain.name

Easy 1-Way Trust Creation

Deborah — Sun, 16 Nov 2003 16:26:31 GMT

Deborah
Sun, 16 Nov 2003 16:26:31 GMT
I have been trying since last Wed to re-establish a one way trust with no joy. I can add them as a trusting, but they can’t add me as a trust, because it’s saying my domain is not available, yet they can ping my server. I just learning all this and I have a Spawar tech helping me, but he’s even clueless. I needed this fixed yesterday as I work for one of the big guys. Appreciate any help. Thanks!!!!

Multiple-Forest Trusts

Jean Gerrekens — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:15:11 GMT

Jean Gerrekens
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:15:11 GMT
Hello, This article was a kind of revelation to me. Just as we insisted on not doing W2K the NT4 way, we must now realise that there are possibilities in W2K3 that go beyond W2K’s capabilities. More of this kind of articles are welcome! Thanks! Jean Gerrekens

What's New in Windows .NET Server's Terminal Services?

Jim Reach — Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:47:58 GMT

Jim Reach
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:47:58 GMT
All sounds interesting; however, will they have fixed the never-ending issues with Printer Redirection that have been broken / fixed / broken again with security patches, etc, especially when using TSAC? New features are great, but I bet you’d find thousands of admins and users alike that would just like for all the basic functionality to work without having to spend countless hours on Forum sites and support calls. Microsoft’s (and most s/w vendors) idea of ROI never seems to include factors such as "time wasted just getting the thing to work", "support calls", "pouring over the growing list of Bulletins", etc.. Despite the TS hype, the new features are a step in the right direction, they just really need to work on their printing issues. They can keep Session Manager; make printing work and that will be worth the upgrade alone.

What's New and What's Improved in Windows .NET Server?

Simon M — Tue, 13 Aug 2002 05:34:19 GMT

Simon M
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 05:34:19 GMT
Please could you tell me how do I access the Group Policy Management Console. I am running Windows.NET Server RC1. Thank You...

What's New and What's Improved in Windows .NET Server?

Abdul Hakim — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 07:12:03 GMT

Abdul Hakim
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 07:12:03 GMT
Please could you tell me how do I access the Group Policy Management Console. I am running Windows.NET Server RC1. Thank You

What's New in Windows .NET Server's Terminal Services?

Charles J — Tue, 28 May 2002 13:09:37 GMT

Charles J
Tue, 28 May 2002 13:09:37 GMT
Nice article, however, 99% of the things presented here as "new in .NET" exist in windows 2000 Terminal Services. The GPO for disallowing users to log in is acheivable by typing at a cmd prompt "wlbs drainstop." Problem solved. The only new thing introduced in this article is sound redirection.

What's New in Windows .NET Server's Terminal Services?

Bob — Thu, 02 May 2002 02:06:23 GMT

Bob
Thu, 02 May 2002 02:06:23 GMT
This shows again how Microsoft is trying to push a company out of the market after being partners for them and then using the same technology to replace the others after the contract expires. What company you say? Citrix of course.

What's New in Windows .NET Server's Terminal Services?

Peter Meister — Sun, 28 Apr 2002 08:33:19 GMT

Peter Meister
Sun, 28 Apr 2002 08:33:19 GMT
Goos Article. only 1 thing to add...RDP 5.1 also provides High Color for the remote user, whether connecting to XP desktop or Windows .NET Server.

AD Sites, Part 2

Shailesh Shah — Wed, 23 Jan 2002 03:48:39 GMT

Shailesh Shah
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 03:48:39 GMT
One DC(first DC in the site) per site will assume the ISTG role. You can’t designate ISTG role manually.

AD Sites, Part 2

Mike Anderson — Fri, 05 Oct 2001 03:01:46 GMT

Mike Anderson
Fri, 05 Oct 2001 03:01:46 GMT
Costs can be between 1 and 32767 according to Microsoft Article Q251057. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q251/0/57.ASP

AD Sites, Part 2

chris berry — Mon, 07 May 2001 18:25:35 GMT

chris berry
Mon, 07 May 2001 18:25:35 GMT
your article points to manually designating a ISTG (topology generator). HOW????!!!!???? for some reason, my DC which i created in the orginial site and then moved to a new location, in its new location the DC will not assume the role of the ISTG. how can i force it? thx

Windows 2000 Glossary

Barclay Bean — Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:43:27 GMT

Barclay Bean
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:43:27 GMT
Re: your definition of "AD" in Windows 2000 glossary. That definition could only be understood by someone who already knew the definition. How exactly can a namespace be a "backbone?" Although "multimaster replication" may be a term known within a small sphere of computer professionals, many people need to know what AD is, if only to understand ADSI. It would be a good idea to expand terms that are not generally known within the profession to only include those terms that are.

Win2K Professional Domain-Controller Selection

David Human — Tue, 19 Sep 2000 06:10:26 GMT

David Human
Tue, 19 Sep 2000 06:10:26 GMT
Good content and helps a lot with DC placement strategies in the Enterprise.

10 Reasons to Migrate to Windows 2000 and 10 Reasons to Wait

Lance Cason — Thu, 25 May 2000 10:33:44 GMT

Lance Cason
Thu, 25 May 2000 10:33:44 GMT
After having participated in the Win2K beta program I found this article to be a very good summary of Win2K. It is very clear and concise and provides references for more detailed information.

10 Reasons to Migrate to Windows 2000 and 10 Reasons to Wait

Glenn S. Bloom — Tue, 16 May 2000 12:04:03 GMT

Glenn S. Bloom
Tue, 16 May 2000 12:04:03 GMT
At the Windows 2000 (Win2K) launch in Oklahoma City, I picked up a copy of Windows 2000 Magazine and read Sean Deuby’s "10 Reasons to Migrate to Windows 2000 and 10 Reasons to Wait" (February 2000). The article says Win2K has 30 million lines of code and is the largest programming artifact in existence. At the launch, all the presenters said Win2K will work on a 133MHz machine (although they suggested a Pentium II machine) with 64MB of RAM. I wouldn’t load Windows 98 on such a machine, so is it realistic to think I can load Win2K and expect it to work properly? I work for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a contract PC support technician, and I’m writing this letter on my 133MHz laptop that has 32MB of RAM. Although my laptop isn’t the most up-to-date model, it meets my needs (I have a more powerful desktop system for other tasks). I still run Win95 on the laptop because I’ve run Win98 on 133MHz to 166MHz machines at work and they’re really slow. Microsoft tells you that Win98 will work fine on these slower machines, but it doesn’t. Usually, I install Win98 on a machine only if the machine has at least 64MB of RAM and a 200MHz processor. How much hard disk space will I need for Win2K? What do you suggest as a realistic minimum hardware configuration for the OS? I don’t want to tell people not to go to Win2K, but I’d like to have some idea about whether the hardware I might be asked to put the new OS on will actually support it and not diminish performance.

10 Reasons to Migrate to Windows 2000 and 10 Reasons to Wait

Sean Deuby — Tue, 16 May 2000 12:04:03 GMT

Sean Deuby
Tue, 16 May 2000 12:04:03 GMT
I’m writing this response on a 200MHz Pentium MMX machine with 64MB of RAM, and Win2K runs significantly faster than the Windows 98 Second Edition (Win98SE) installation I was running several weeks ago. (OK, the machine is overclocked to 223MHz.) I’ve also run Win2K successfully on a 150MHz Toshiba Portege 660CDT with 80MB of RAM. This configuration isn’t ideal for game-playing, but it gets the job done without paging as much as you might think. Any amount of RAM higher than 64MB is gravy, but because Windows 2000 Professional (Win2K Pro) has a big memory footprint (almost 64MB), don’t run a lot of applications concurrently.