Setting password policy at the domain level is like drinking moonshine from the barrel.
It gets the job done, but every once in a while, it would be nice to get a little more refinement.
With the new Server 2008 version, password policy has apparently aged enough for the boys in Redmond to smooth […]

Being a Windows Systems Administrator is a lot like being an Army Ranger.
They’re highly skilled and highly trained. You’re highly skilled and highly trained.
They have to maintain tight security. You have to maintain tight security.
They do more before 9:00 am than most people do all day. You read more email before […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the main event!
This bout, sanctioned by the WWAF (World Windows Administrators Federation), will be 6 rounds or until knock-out and referred by Brian Nelson of ArcticLlama.
In the Blue Trunks weighing in at total installation weight, including all used and unused binaries, is Fuuuuuuuullllll Installllaaaaation!
And in the Red Corner, […]

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Windows 2008 Server product launch event in Dallas, Texas, USA.
This was one of the many free events that Microsoft offered, around the world, to educate end users, developers, and IT pros on what their new Windows 2008 Server operating system has to offer.
We had a […]

Installing a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) isn’t much different than installing a regular domain controller.
However, there is one important factor to keep in mind. A RODC can only be installed into an existing Active Directory Domain with at least one full (non-read-only) Windows 2008 Server Domain Controller.
The reason is that the […]