By Robbie Allen, 03/29/2005
These 5 steps can significantly help secure your overall AD infrastructure. Even better, they don’t cost much to implement.
By Robbie Allen, 03/29/2005
The simpler you can make your AD design, the better off you'll be, especially when it comes to security.
By Robbie Allen, 09/28/2004
Five command-line tools—AdFind, AdMod, OldCmp, Dsrevoke, and AdRestore—can help you efficiently manage your AD environment.
By Robbie Allen, 03/23/2004
Windows 2003 has a new AD quotas feature that lets you limit the number of objects a user can create.
By Robbie Allen, 03/15/2004
Learn how to use WKGUID binding and how to change the default WKBIND containers in Windows 2003.
By Robbie Allen, 02/17/2004
Windows 2003 lets you restore deleted objects in AD. Find out the basics of AD's tombstoning process and how to bring deleted objects back from the dead.
By Robbie Allen, 02/17/2004
Find out how to search for deleted objects in Windows 2003 AD.
By Robbie Allen, 02/12/2004
Nested groups give you flexibility but also add complexity. A simple script takes the legwork out of drilling down through nested-group membership.
By Robbie Allen, 01/12/2004
You can use the Perl Net::LDAP modules not only to import LDIF files in the AD schema but also to verify schema extensions and reduce the potential for errors during the import.
By Robbie Allen, 03/10/2003
LDAP controls add functionality beyond the standard LDAP operations.
By Robbie Allen, 02/11/2003
Using the Net::LDAP methods, you can add, delete, modify, rename, and move objects in AD.
By Robbie Allen, 01/09/2003
With the Net::LDAP Perl modules, you can write LDAP-enabled scripts to query and update AD from both Windows and non-Windows platforms.
By Robbie Allen, 11/25/2002
You've probably been led to believe that deleting classes and attributes from the AD schema is impossible. This article dispels the myth by showing you how to enable schema ...
By Robbie Allen, 10/08/2002
If you understand the structure of DNS and the basics of how to use the Perl Net::DNS modules, you can write scripts that find all the DCs in a site or domain, find all the GC ...