Sorry Kim …

… Kim Cameron has linked and quoted my previous post on browser identification based on its characteristics available in public. There is EFF project which focus on checking how unique Your browser is against others based on public information. As it turned out Kim's browser has even higher score (19.29) in this test then my … Continue reading "Sorry Kim …"

Where is my DC?

It is common knowledge that in AD environment client (like workstation) will always (at least it should) try to connect to most optimal domain controller. Optimal from network and AD infrastructure configuration standpoint. This process is based on DNS queries and information stored in AD configuration and in perfect case should lead to situation when … Continue reading "Where is my DC?"

userPassword

One of my friends PFE has asked me a question regarding userPassword attribute in directory which was related to some behavior he was observing in customer environment. We had a little chat about it and then I thought that maybe other has such questions as well so … here’s a topic for a blog.  Behavior … Continue reading "userPassword"

Snapshot Recover Tool

Snapshot Recover Tool Snapshot Recovery tool is command line interface tool which simplifies process of Active Directory deleted objects reanimation and populating these objects with data from Active Directory snapshot mounted in active instance. This tool can be also used to populate existing (not deleted) object with data from Active Directory snapshot without performing actual … Continue reading "Snapshot Recover Tool"