When running through final preparations for a presentation to a few hundred people (well, tens of people…ok, at least 5 people…proabably) the last thing you need is for your Hyper-v environment to start misbehaving. This is exactly what happened to me and I’ve just found the cause, so am feeling a lot more relaxed about things. I… Read More »
A number of companies that I work with use the Acctinfo.dll to provide additional user information when working with Active Directory Users and Computers (DSA.MSC). You can download Acctinfo.dll from the Microsoft web site as part of the Account Lockout and Management Tools package. What isn’t quite so well known is that an updated version… Read More »
Here’s a cautionary tale. In a rash moment I volunteered to present a session at TechEd in Auckland in early September. Be careful what you wish for….I’ve been confirmed as a speaker for a break-out session on Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. The title is Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Deep Dive and you… Read More »
Call me rash and impulsive, but the other day I blew away XP and installed Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Edition on my Dell Latitude D830 laptop. Other than idle curiosity, the main driver behind my foolishness was the need to create some demo machines using Hyper-V. I don’t have any other hardware that… Read More »
Earlier this week, John Christie posted a question to the mailing list at ActiveDir.org on the topic of the history of Active Directory. If you’re not already subscribed to the list, the full thread can be found here: http://www.activedir.org/ListArchives/tabid/55/forumid/1/postid/29103/view/topic/Default.aspx The most interesting and authoritative response was from Don Hacherl, as shown in full below.… Read More »