Rick



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question The Next Generation AD at TEC 2010 ?

by Rick on Tue 20 Apr 2010 · Liked by 1 person · 2 replies

Looking at the IdM agenda/sessions for TEC 2010, it appears that "Customer Focused Design" session done at TEC 2010... continue reading "The Next Generation AD at TEC 2010 ?"

library Active Directory Design Guide released 3/1/2010

by Rick on Tue 09 Mar 2010 · Liked by 2 people

Microsoft has released a 117 page design guide for Active Directory in a healthcare organization around current best pract... continue reading "Active Directory Design Guide released 3/1/2010"

blog How do I check Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime with PowerShell ?

by Rick on Wed 10 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

What is Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime (TSL) ? The tombstone lifetime in an Active Directory forest determine... continue reading "How do I check Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime with PowerShell ?"

link ShariqSheikh | Blog | Port 389

by Rick on Mon 21 Dec 2009

My blog Port 389 represents day-to-day snippets about my experience related to - primarily Microsoft's technologies, suc... continue reading "ShariqSheikh | Blog | Port 389"

link Top Ten Admin Abilities You're Missing - If You're Not Using Windows PowerShell by Don Jones

by Rick on Mon 21 Dec 2009

Top Ten Admin Abilities You’re Missing - If You’re Not Using Windows PowerShell Presented by Don Jones Thur... continue reading "Top Ten Admin Abilities You're Missing - If You're Not Using Windows PowerShell by Don Jones"

mirror Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 Launch Event

by Rick on Wed 23 Sep 2009 · Liked by 1 person

I was reached out by Keith Powell from Microsoft about the Windows Server 2008 R2 Launch Event dubbed as ?the efficiency... continue reading "Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 Launch Event"

child item

by Rick on Thu 17 Sep 2009

You are absolutely right about the need of learning new parameters for those who are hooked to QAD cmdlets. For instanc... continue reading "item"

mirror Active Directory Management Gateway Service is RTW

by Rick on Thu 17 Sep 2009

ADMGS aka AD Web Services aka Powershell Native AD cmdlets which is originally a Windows Server 2008 R2 feature is out o... continue reading "Active Directory Management Gateway Service is RTW"

mirror WindowsITPro publishes my note

by Rick on Thu 17 Sep 2009

My first technical blurb was published in the renowned WindowsITPro magazine today. It will also be in November's print ... continue reading "WindowsITPro publishes my note"

blog Active Directory Management Gateway Service is RTW

by Rick on Wed 16 Sep 2009

ADMGS aka AD Web Services aka Powershell Native AD cmdlets for downlevel OSs (Windows Server 2003 DCs) is out of beta a... continue reading "Active Directory Management Gateway Service is RTW"

mirror Group Nesting Reference Chart

by Rick on Sun 13 Sep 2009 · Liked by 1 person

The Active Directory Groups Nesting restrictions is an often-discussed topic among my peers especially in a multi-domain... continue reading "Group Nesting Reference Chart"

mirror Is there an Active Directory Visual Illustration/Diagram ?

by Rick on Thu 03 Sep 2009 · Liked by 1 person

A question was raised on ActiveDir, and I learned about an old TechNet Jigsaw on AD?s interworking. Along with that, th... continue reading "Is there an Active Directory Visual Illustration/Diagram ?"

mirror Use PowerShell to look up AdminCount for AdminSDHolder and SDPROP

by Rick on Thu 27 Aug 2009 · Liked by 2 people

What is the AdminSDHolder and SDPROP ? Ever wonder what controls the native permissions on the security principal such a... continue reading "Use PowerShell to look up AdminCount for AdminSDHolder and SDPROP"

mirror A custom search engine for Active Directory related queries

by Rick on Sun 23 Aug 2009 · Liked by 2 people · 3 replies

I have created an Active Directory Custom Search Engine (using Google CSE). It searches for the relevant content based o... continue reading "A custom search engine for Active Directory related queries"

mirror How many DFL and FFL are there now ?

by Rick on Fri 21 Aug 2009

As named domain modes in Windows 2000 time, Domain Functional Level and Forest Functional Level (introduced in Window... continue reading "How many DFL and FFL are there now ?"

mirror Free e-book on Virtualization Solutions from Microsoft

by Rick on Fri 21 Aug 2009 · Liked by 1 person

You can get a free e-book in PDF format authored by Mitch Tulloch from Microsoft. This book covers Hyper-V, App-V, VDI a... continue reading "Free e-book on Virtualization Solutions from Microsoft"

mirror Exchange 2010 goes Release Candidate today !

by Rick on Wed 19 Aug 2009

You can get an evaluation copy here. Scott Schnoll had a great post on how to install the beta, with all the gotchas an... continue reading "Exchange 2010 goes Release Candidate today !"

mirror No RIDs for you (the RODC) !

by Rick on Thu 30 Jul 2009

Says the RID Master FSMO to a RODC. If you recall the RID Master's sole job is to make sure that duplicate SIDs are not ... continue reading "No RIDs for you (the RODC) !"

mirror What is Active Directory Management Gateway Service (ADMGS)?

by Rick on Thu 30 Jul 2009 · Liked by 1 person

Windows Server 2008 R2 provides a web service that is required by ADAC and native AD-Cmdlets of PowerShell, that service... continue reading "What is Active Directory Management Gateway Service (ADMGS)?"

mirror ADRAP Scoping Tool

by Rick on Fri 24 Jul 2009

Microsoft earlier this month released the AD Risk Assessment Program Scoping Tool to public. My look at it tells me that... continue reading "ADRAP Scoping Tool"