Directory Services


AD Delegation Dilemma

Admin has difficulty giving HR the right permissions to edit data.

Move Up or Stay Put?

When it makes sense to raise the forest and domain functional levels to Windows Server 2003.

Dead Security Policy Icons

Following an upgrade to Windows Server 2003, this admin's default security policy icons have gone kaput.

Permissions Panic - Delegation of Control

The Effective Permissions tab can sometimes yield misleading results.

Profile Migration Meltdown

ADMT is a lifesaver for nearly all migration tasks.

Calling ADUC A Duck

A nifty list of graphical-to-schema mappings for the ADUC console.

Remote Management Made Easy

NetSupport Manager gives you easy remote control access, plus a few other bells and whistles.

DNS Request Mess

Not sure if a DNS client's requests are reaching the DNS server?

Get Serious About Securing IE

Internet Explorer is one of the most used products in nearly every environment, but most administrators know little about how to tune it for best performance and safety.

ADSI Connections with a Twist

How to connect with alternate credentials, this time with an ADSI twist.

What I Beta Tested on My Summer Vacation

Microsoft beta products: A look at what's coming, when it's coming and why you should care.

AD May I? No!

So you don’t want your users to read all of your Active Directory attributes. Here’s how to stop them.

Quest Updates Tool for Migrating from NDS to Active Directory

Quest Software is shipping the latest release of a tool designed to simplify migration from Novell NDS to Microsoft Active Directory.

Hat Trick

Some extra help in using Active Directory to authenticate users on Linux desktops.

Stalled Exchange 2000 Setup

Migration to Exchange 2000 seems to go fine, but setup comes to a screeching halt for this admin.

Most   Popular