Where is my (AD) web service?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Windows Server 2008 R2, among other changes, brings a new interface to access directory services – the Active Directory Web Service (ADWS). It is also available for older systems – Windows 2003 and 2008 – as Active Directory Management Gateway (available as separate download). (cc) paprikaOptic ADWS I being used so far by a few Windows … Continue reading "Where is my (AD) web service?"

Everybody lies … except network traffic … DHCP

Reading Time: 3 minutes This post is the beginning of new troubleshooting saga – Everybody lies … except network traffic. Chapter 1: the case of the mysterious DHCP Server. In my daily job as an IT consultant sometimes I have to deal with problems. Different kind of problemss – easy, hard … it depends on the case. A few days before … Continue reading "Everybody lies … except network traffic … DHCP"

Reverse engineering attribute flows from server export

Reading Time: 2 minutes ILM (MIIS) allows management agent configuration to be exported in two ways: Management Agent export Server configuration export. Both options produces XML files, however in first case one will get single file which will contain only configuration for single MA. In second case series of XML files will be created, one for each MA and … Continue reading "Reverse engineering attribute flows from server export"

Debugging ILM2

Reading Time: 2 minutes ILM2 has way more moving parts than ILM2007. We have right now portal with end-user UI based on Sharepoint, business logic hidden behind workflows and MPRs and old synchronization engine as it used to be in previous ILM versions This is very simple description, if You want to get whole overview of ILM2 architecture go … Continue reading "Debugging ILM2"

Inactive “Open as a web folder” in IE

Reading Time: < 1 minute Recently one of customers asked me simple troubleshooting question – why users on Terminal Services can’t use "Open as Web folder” in IE? First answer is simple – because it is grayed out :). But why it is grayed out? Look, Terminal services == GPO in most cases. Answer was simple, but this customer has … Continue reading "Inactive “Open as a web folder” in IE"

Case of failed-search error

Reading Time: < 1 minute This will be just quick note to present a problem I’ve encountered and quick solution, however I haven’t got time to dig into this issue guts. But I will try to in the feature. Simple scenario: ILM connecting to Active Directory through standard AD Management Agent. Active Directory environment: single forest with multiple domains. ILM … Continue reading "Case of failed-search error"