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MaximumPasswordAge DisablePasswordChange On Client Computers: Date - Jan 27, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how a domain client computer changes its password with the domain controller.
A Quick Tip To Check If DCs Can Register Records With DNS Dynamically: Date - Jan 21, 2010; Rating - 4.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a registry key which you can query to know if DCs are using Dynamic DNS protocol to register records with DNS Servers.
How To Change The Default DNS Interval For Domain Controllers?: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use a registry entry to change the default DNS Referesh interval for a domain controller.
A Quick Tip To Strict FRS Replication To A Specific Port: Date - Oct 22, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a registry heck which can be used to strict FRS Replication to a specific port.
A Quick Tip To Strict AD Replication To A Specific Port: Date - Oct 22, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a registry entry which can be used to strict the AD Replication traffic to a specific port.
A Quick Tip To Place Authenticating DC In DFS Referral List: Date - Oct 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a registry entry which can be used to place the authenticating domain controller on top of the DFS Referral list.
How To Use DsQuery To Find All The Domain Controllers In The Domain or Forest?: Date - Oct 01, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains DsQuery commands which you can use to find all the domain controllers.
How To Quickly Check If Newly Created GPO Replicated To All Domain Controllers?: Date - Mar 25, 2009; Rating - 2; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a quick tip to check whether a newly created GPO replicated to all the Domain Controllers for that domain or not.
Backup Latency Threshold In Windows Server 2003 With SP1: Date - Mar 25, 2009; Rating - 3.7; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use a registry entry to display a warning message if a Naming Partition is not backed up for many days.
A Quick Tip To Configure Time Service In Active Directory Environment: Date - Mar 24, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can configure time service for an active directory environment.
AvoidPDCOnWan and PDC Emulator: Date - Mar 19, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can control a domain controller contacting a PDC which is out of the site.
What is Replication Queue and who manages the Queue?: Date - Mar 19, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the mechanim Bridgehead Servers use to process the replication changes.
Tip To Check Network and DNS Settings Before Deploying A DC or Domain: Date - Mar 19, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a small tip or syntax of a command you can use to check the network and DNS settings before deploying a child domain or additional domain controller in an existing forest.
SYSVOL Replication Notes: Date - Mar 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains some notes related to the FRS and SYSVOL replication.
What All Ports Are Rrequired By Domain Controllers And Client Computers?: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 4.2; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the key port requirement for Client computers and Domain Controllers communicating with each other.
A Quick Tip To Check If PDC Emulator Is Working: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can tell if PDC Emulator in an Active Directory Domain is working.
A Quick Tip To Verify The SRV Records Of Domain Controllers: Date - Jan 27, 2009; Rating - 3.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use the NSLOOKUP tool to verify the SRV records of a domain controller.
Service Records of Domain Controller used by Various Services and Components: Date - Dec 03, 2008; Rating - 2.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains what all components or Services use the SRV records of domain controller.
A Quick Tip To Fix DC SRVs in Active Directory Domain: Date - Dec 02, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use few simple commands to fix the SRV records of a Domain Controller in an Active Directory Domain.
Which DC Is Selected When Promoting A Member Server To DC?: Date - Nov 11, 2008; Rating - 2.7; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article discusses the a mechanism used by the DCPromo.exe to select a DC when promoting a member server to Domain Controller.
FRS D2/D4 - When Should You Use Them?: Date - Nov 11, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article discusses about D2 and D4 of File Replication Service in Active Directory and when should you use them?
How To Know The Primary Member of A SYSVOL Replica Set?: Date - Nov 06, 2008; Rating - 2; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how to determine the Primary Member of a SYSVOL Replica Set in an Active Directory domain.
A Quick Tip To Make Sure FRS Is Working In A Domain: Date - Oct 29, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a small mechanism you can use to make sure FRS is working.
A Quick Tip To Update Group Policy Settings On Remote Computers: Date - Oct 16, 2008; Rating - 3.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a single command you can use to update the Group Policy settings on remote computers. Please note this applies to Windows 2000 Computers only!
How To Force Users To Log On To The Domain?: Date - Sep 03, 2008; Rating - 2.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a mechanism you can use to force client computers to log on to the domain.
A Quick Tip to designate a domain controller for client authentications.: Date - Aug 13, 2008; Rating - 4.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the use of SRV priority. This applies to Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
DynamicSiteName and SiteName – Which site a client computer belongs to?: Date - Jul 30, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; If you are troubleshooting a client computer which always communicates to a domain controller in different site, you should look at the two registry entries explained in this article. This article applies to Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Quick tips on troubleshooting FSMO roles: Date - Mar 14, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Here are some tips on troubleshooting FSMO roles.
When Delegation Doesn't Seem to Take: Date - Dec 09, 2005; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Sometimes you delegate a task to a user, and then later on they can't perform that task. Why?
Avoid Overuse of Protected Groups: Date - Dec 07, 2005; Rating - 2.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; protected groups, user rights, PDC Emulator
Understanding Site Links: Date - May 10, 2005; Rating - 2.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Site links can provide redundancy but not in the way you might think.
Schema Object Identifiers OIDs: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples
AD - Chapter 8 Profiles and Group Policy Primer: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Use Esentutl when Ntdsutil tool fails to repair the Active Directory database: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Active Directory Remote Admin Scripts: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Active Directory Replication over Firewalls: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Active Directory Naming Standard: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Active Directory Migration Tool ( ADMT ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 Domain Controller Operations Master Roles: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Active Directory Sizer: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Active Directory database file NTDS.DIT: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples
Optimize Active Directory Disk Performance: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Active Directory Disaster Recovery: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
AD admins should be running Windows XP Pro: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
Branch Office, Active Directory Branch Office Implementation Guides: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
DNS and Windows 2000 AD Issues: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples