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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.
A Quick Tip To Configure Time Service In Active Directory Environment: Date - Mar 24, 2009; Rating - 3.7; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can configure time service for an active directory environment.
A Quick Tip To Enable White Space Logging: Date - Oct 01, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the use of White Space Logging and how you enable it on the domain controllers.
A Quick Tip To Prevent NetLogon Service From Registering SRV and Domain Records: Date - Jan 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use a registry hack to prevent NetLogon from registering SRV, CNAME and Domain DNS Records in the DNS Server.
A Quick Tip To Prevent Registration Of A and GC Records For Domain Controllers: Date - Jan 04, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can prevent NetLogon service from registering A record for Domain Name and Global Catalog.
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 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.
Active Directory Schema Update Allowed: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.6; Author - Wayne Maples
AD Replication Parameters: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.8; Author - Wayne Maples
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.
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.
Change number of objects Active Directory will search: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Control enhanced event logging for Active Directory: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Group Policy Processing At Client Computers: Date - Dec 14, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how Group Policy processing happens at the client computers.
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.
How To Quickly Check If Newly Created GPO Replicated To All Domain Controllers?: Date - Mar 25, 2009; Rating - 2.7; 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.
MaximumPasswordAge DisablePasswordChange On Client Computers: Date - Jan 27, 2010; Rating - 3.4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how a domain client computer changes its password with the domain controller.
What Is Strict Replication and How Do You Enable?: Date - Sep 08, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains Strict Replication and how you enable it on the domain controllers in the Forest.
When Should You Restart FRS?: Date - Nov 19, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article discusses the Regsitry entries of File Replication Service and when should you restart the FRS service for the changes to take effect.