Windows Server 2008 introduced the most significant changes to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) since its inaugural release in Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft has continued along this path with ...

So, you think you know how password policies work in Active Directory? Well, you might ... or you might not. Find out how to manage Active Directory password policies in Windows Server 2008 and ...

Tony Northrup is a developer, security consultant and author with more than 10 years of professional experience developing applications for Microsoft Windows. Windows Server 2008 includes a handful of ...

Whenever people talk about “migrating to the latest version of Windows”, I always like to clarify whether they are talking about moving their application servers to the latest version, and/or their ...

I recently completed a book on Windows Server 2008 where I highlight at the end of each chapter the features coming in Release 2. I was especially curious about four Active Directory features, so ...

Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service. It runs on Windows Server and helps administrators manage permissions and access to network resources. To backup and restore Active Directory in ...

PowerShell now comes with an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) module that introduces over 75 Active Directory cmdlets. From a script or the new Graphical PowerShell user interface, you can ...

All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 There must be at least one writable domain controller in the domain The functional level for the domain and ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 all editions Windows Server 2003, all editions Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Datacenter editions Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise and Datacenter editions Answer and ...

The R2 update for Windows Server 2003 was mostly about bug-fixes plus the odd feature tweak, but that's not the case with Windows Server 2008 R2. Expected around October, WS 2008 R2 is a far more ...

Some things in life, like death and taxes, are guaranteed. There are other things in life that you think are guaranteed, or at least you think you know how they work -- such as Active Directory ...