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Fine-Grained Password policies is a Long-Awaited Password and Account Policy Solution from Microsoft, which allow multiple password and account lockout policy settings to different sets of users in the same domain. Prior to Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, we have only a one password and account lockout policy, defined at the domain level. This limitation led complicated for many organizations. So […]
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In the previous Active Directory article, we have seized an Operations Master Roles from the Offline Domain Controller to the New Domain Controller. After this, we have to clean out the offline domain controller data from the new domain controller. This process of removing data in AD DS is known as Metadata Cleanup. NTDSUTIL is used to clean up domain […]
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In real network, when operations master server fails due to hardware issues or some other problems, we need to move the operation master role to another domain controller as soon as possible. This move process is called seizing. Therefore, Seizing an operations master role means forcing an operations master role onto another domain controller. Before we seize operations master roles, […]
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Organizations are migrating their Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers because of the new cool features of Windows Server 2008 R2. There are two options for migrating windows 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller.
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We can use the Install from media (IFM) option to install an Additional Domain Controller in an existing domain is the best option such as a branch office scenario. In Nepal, outside Kathmandu valley, network bandwidth cost is very expensive. Even for 128 Kbps Intranet network link, we have to pay Rs. 20,000/- +VAT. So IFM option is the best […]
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In the previous article, we have set up our first Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller in a New Windows Server 2008 R2. In this article, we will install Additional Domain Controller in an existing Windows Server 2008 R2 domain.
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In this article, we will Install and Configure Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2008 R2 as a new Windows Server 2008 R2 domain in a new Windows Server 2008 forest.
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