[Snippet] Checking a Global Catalog is really a Global Catalog
Use an LDAP browser or ADSI Editor to connect to the port 3268 Global Catalog communication is performed over TCP port 3268, regular LDAP lookups are sent to TCP port 389.
After assigning a GC role to a server, check its Directory Services event log for event number 1119, which indicates successful obtaining a role of a Global Catalog server
Ridiculously simple NTLM Authentication for Apache (Ubuntu)
We all know Ubuntu makes things amazingly simple. This is the best I've found so far. NTLM authentication in Apache used to take a while to setup, it used to be tricky, fiddly - generally a bit hit and miss.
[Snippet] Connecting to Windows 2008 Server from XP
By default, Windows 2008 requires Network Level Authentication to connect via RDP/Terminal Services. This is not supported on Windows XP. It is supported on XP SP3 but its a dirty hack to get working. Try it if you like. Or, change the security settings on Windows 2008, select Allow connections from computers running any version Remote Desktop (less secure).
This also works for XP -> Vista connections.
Installing Windows Server 2008 on PERC 4/DC
Got an older server like a Dell PowerEdge 2850 or a 2900 that you want to install Windows Server 2008 on?
You'll need to provide extra drivers for Windows to see the PERC RAID array.
I downloaded the Windows 2003 PERC 4/DC drivers from Dell.
[Snippet] Stop Windows Update irritating you to restart after updates
I've been irritated to reboot my laptop every fifteen minutes to reboot my laptop. Its never convenient is it.
Click Start, Run and type net stop wuauserv
Managing User Shares in Windows
So you've probably got a Users folder with directories in matching all your Windows users, so they all have a private "home" drive on your server?
Ever tried to manage permissions on them, or messed permissions up? Or managed to make your Director's files world-readable?
Mananging Exchange users and attributes from your XP desktop
So you are lazy and don't want to waste valuable seconds of your life connecting to an Exchange server to manage a recipient. Easy, add the Exchange attributes to your local copy of Active Directory Management Tools.
Works for Exchange 2000 and 2003 and Windows XP, probably works for the rest as well.
Responding to a Schema Master Failure
There is a little known FSMO role in Active Directory called Schema Master, quite simply it manages changes to your Active Directory Schema. Whilst this is down, no schema changes can be made. Chances are, you'll forget to move this role as it isn't listed in the usual Operations Masters tab.
Does anyone know why?! Anyway, if you've ever lost or moved a Domain Controller, chances are you didn't move this role.
Installing and Configuring SNMP on Windows
Do you want to monitor Windows servers or clients from Cacti or something?
SEO Friendly URLs for CubeCart in Windows
I have a client hosting CubeCart on a Windows server. Unfortunately the built in Apache 2 mod_rewrite rules that come bundled with CubeCart don't work in IIS/Helicon.
Simple fix...


