this looks interesting
“This page categorizes the Active Directory troubleshooting information that is spread all over the Internet, so you can get to resource you need to solve your specific issue.”
Posted by chrisbeams on February 22, 2011
this looks interesting
“This page categorizes the Active Directory troubleshooting information that is spread all over the Internet, so you can get to resource you need to solve your specific issue.”
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Posted by chrisbeams on July 30, 2010
Just noticed this on Jorge’s blog and is something that i think helps ease the pain and concern around using Server Core. Basically its an enhanced version of the codeplex application for Windows 2008 R2 Server Core called Windows Server Core Configurator.
You can manage computer settings, control panel settings etc from a GUI on a Server Core which has no GUI 🙂
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Posted by chrisbeams on May 20, 2010
Nice document from MS
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Posted by chrisbeams on March 15, 2010
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Posted by chrisbeams on March 13, 2010
Another easy one
New-ADComputer -Name “LDNSRV1” -Path “OU=Servers,DC=W2K8R2,DC=NET” -enabled $True
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Posted by chrisbeams on March 10, 2010
Using PowerShell V2 and the new AD Cmdlets
in the below example on an OU
Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -filter * | Set-ADOrganizationalUnit -ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion $true
and to do the reverse to one OU
Set-ADOrganizationalUnit “OU=London,DC=W2K8R2,DC=NET -ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion $False
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Posted by chrisbeams on November 9, 2009
Somehow missed this one, but spotted it on Jorge’s Blog
PowerShell V2 released for all Operating Systems… so time for me to start looking at the Active Directory cmdlets.
As Jorge mentiongs “If you are having a hard time finding those, that’s because it is in included in the Windows Management Framework.”
Windows Management Framework Core (WinRM 2.0 and Windows PowerShell 2.0)
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Posted by chrisbeams on May 26, 2009
Good high level blog form the ASKDS team:
http://blogs.technet.com/askds/archive/2009/05/19/understanding-password-policies.aspx
plus a link to a white paper you should read:
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Posted by chrisbeams on May 17, 2009
I have attached a simple answer.txt file below that I have used before for Server Core Promotion:
To set the network up you need the network ID (which tends to be 2)
netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces (this gives you the network id)
netsh interface ipv4 set address name=”2″ source=static address=192.168.100.202 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.100.1
netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=”2″ address=192.168.100.201 index=1
If you need RDP Access you need to do the following:
Dont forget to Rename the machine to something more useful:
And then the answer.txt file
This one would create a normal DC with DNS thats also a GC in an existing Domain,
[DCINSTALL]
InstallDNS=Yes
ConfirmGc=Yes
CriticalReplicationOnly=No
DisableCancelForDnsInstall=No
Password=P@ssw0rd
RebootOnCompletion=No
ReplicaDomainDNSName=W2K8.COM
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Replica
SafeModeAdminPassword=P@ssw0rd
SiteName=London
UserDomain=W2K8.COM
Username=administrator
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