Busy, busy, busy … that are few words which describes my current status best :). That is also a reason why ther aren't too many new posts here but I hope it will change soon. In the meantime new things are showing up on the web so quick info about it. ADFS operations guide just … Continue reading "ADFS operation guide"
How to lessen your PDC’s load
Most companies do not understand how important a PDC is in your environment. They often oversee this role and I think in a way it is our fault to make this single role “more important” than the other roles (** for those die hearts out there please note the quotes over “more important”). With this … Continue reading "How to lessen your PDC’s load"
Comments are now moderated
As others members of DirTeam.com blog assotiation I was forced by some "nice" people who jammed my posts with thir "valuable" comments to enable moderation for comments. So .. if You post a comment on this blog, just wait a few "seconds" – I will handle it and it should show-up soon.
Quick way to finding duplicate SPN's
I know that Kerberos delegation can be a pain in the A$$ one of the first steps is to see if the user/administrator has registered a Service Principle Name (SPN) if he has and Kerberos delegation is still not working then check if he has duplicate entries for that SPN entry.
MIIS newbie tales (part 2) – desire for uniquity.
Everybody tries to be unique – to be or to do something to make us unique among others. Even if we are not doing this intentionally this just happens. Everybody also has something which identifies them among others, this is our name, hair color, face, character – in real world we are unique because of … Continue reading "MIIS newbie tales (part 2) – desire for uniquity."
Restoring DC from image or saved VHD
Jorge with whom I had discussion which lead to this post is travelling somewhere in the States (hope you have great time Jorge), and I'm also traveling to my parents for eastern and I have some time to spent so maybe I will describe some problem, and resolution. Using image as backup method for domain … Continue reading "Restoring DC from image or saved VHD"
Problem with Oracle OLEDB driver
Hmm … I must admit I know very little about Oracle and probably it won't change in the near future. Sometimes I have to deal with their products, in most cases in MIIS projects. This time, in my current assignment (which I hope I will manage to finish in next two weeks, and i hope … Continue reading "Problem with Oracle OLEDB driver"
Introducing Windows 2003 R2 64-bit DC into 32-bit domain
You have your new x64 hardware, You have fresh copy of Windows 2003 R2 x64, and You want to use it as new, efficient platform for Your DC. Problem? Not really, but I saw question about it few times on Internet and such question was rised by one of Polish Microsoft's customers as well. If … Continue reading "Introducing Windows 2003 R2 64-bit DC into 32-bit domain"
[R] GUID to name lookup
I found on disk one of my first blog's post from my original blog – it is not very 'deep technical killing' style of posts but I decieded to post it back. What was born on the web should stay on the web :). If you need to quickly find name of an object for … Continue reading "[R] GUID to name lookup"
32-bit to 64-bit Active Directory performance comparison has arrived
Active Directory Performance for 64-bit Windows Server finally was published on Microsoft Downloads. As most of us is aware of gain in performance which can be achived using 64-bit hardware platform as a DC base it's good to have official document about it. This white paper compares performance of Windows 2003 acting as a DC … Continue reading "32-bit to 64-bit Active Directory performance comparison has arrived"