Directory Services


The Mystery of the Event Logs

Knowing what’s in your Event Logs is a key to knowing what your servers are doing. Here’s how to make sense of them.

TechNet In-Depth

Sure, you can do Knowledge Base searches online. But there’s plenty more that TechNet offers.

Making the Connection

Using the Active Directory Connector is an effective way to move your legacy Exchange environment to a new Exchange 2003 setup.

Remote Shutdown

This script allows logoff and shut down of remote users.

Event Log Dissection

You can use a script to compile log info into a file for closer examination.

In Through the Back Door

A routine audit of Active Directory permissions can expose this example back-ended breach.

Password Currency

Why it's important for remote users to change passwords regularly.

There’s a New (Web) Marshal in Town

NetIQ’s content tool keeps an eye on your Web surfers.

The Project from Hell

Three continents, incompetent management and an impossible deadline is a case study in how to NOT do a major upgrade.

File Replication Service: User-Friendly at Last

The File Replication Service (FRS) has a justifiably bad reputation for bugginess and indecipherable logs. But recent changes from Redmond make it worth another look.

Divide and Conquer

Are you role-playing with your network? If not, you’re missing a powerful way to make it more secure.

Tame Your Storage with NAS

Buying new servers and more direct-attached disks solves short-term storage issues but creates a bigger problem—the storage management nightmare. Network attached storage, which separates disks from servers, is one answer. We evaluate three top NAS solutions running Windows Storage Server.

Giving Up Privilege

Learn how to properly manage admin accounts.

Linux Hits Microsoft Desktop

Conference news speaks of competing forces.

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