http://www.windowsitpro.com/authors/author/author/5777631/rss/5777631en-USSun, 27 May 2012 07:38:41 GMTSun, 27 May 2012 07:38:41 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/sample-self-service-account-administration-applicationDownload and adapt this sample solution to increase efficiency and security in your enterprise. ]]>Thomas EckThu, 24 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/sample-self-service-account-administration-applicationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/self-service-account-administrationUse ADO, ADSI, and ASP to create a self-service application that can free up your IT staff members’ time or increase Help desk security.]]>Thomas EckMon, 21 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/self-service-account-administrationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/high-security-iis-deploymentThese free Microsoft tools can help you lockdown your IIS server.]]>Thomas EckThu, 05 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/high-security-iis-deploymenthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/downloading-the-cab-file-through-a-proxy-serverHive_svc is a Visual Basic (VB) service that leverages the Microsoft Internet Transfer Control (ITC) to download the Microsoft compressed cabinet format (CAB) file automatically through a proxy server.]]>Thomas EckFri, 29 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/downloading-the-cab-file-through-a-proxy-serverhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/automating-hotfixesThe Hotfix Identification and Verification Engine (HIVE) is a WSH application that lets you leverage Microsoft’s Hfnetchk command-line tool to not only identify vulnerable servers in your enterprise but also automatically apply necessary hotfixes.]]>Thomas EckTue, 05 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/automating-hotfixeshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-using-iadstools-general-functionsThe IADsTools.dll object in the Win2K Support Tools provides useful functions for working with ADSI, AD, and native LDAP namespaces. ]]>Thomas EckWed, 09 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-using-iadstools-general-functionshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/code-use-with-objects-outside-adHere’s some important information about the listings in “Practical Usage of ADSI: Advanced Techniques for Querying AD.”]]>Thomas EckMon, 19 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/code-use-with-objects-outside-adhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-script-host-wsh/practical-usage-of-adsi-advanced-techniques-for-querying-adLearn how to use the IADs interface’s Schema property and the IADsPropertyList interface to display an object’s properties.]]>Thomas EckMon, 19 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-script-host-wsh/practical-usage-of-adsi-advanced-techniques-for-querying-adhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/the-core-of-adsi-s-efficiency-the-property-cacheFind out why ADSI initially writes changes to the property cache rather than the underlying directory.]]>Thomas EckFri, 16 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/the-core-of-adsi-s-efficiency-the-property-cachehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-server-consolidationMigrating and consolidating data between servers can be a tedious and time-consuming task, especially in a large enterprise. Thomas Eck provides a scripted data-migration solution to make this task easier.]]>Thomas EckMon, 24 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-server-consolidationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/using-xcopy-o-to-copy-data-and-aclsDiscover the perils and pitfalls of the XCOPY command with the /O switch.]]>Thomas EckMon, 24 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/using-xcopy-o-to-copy-data-and-aclshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/com-and-com/practical-usage-of-adsi-using-com-objects-to-manage-wts-profile-paths-part-2Although you can’t use Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) to programmatically manipulate profile paths for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition (WTS), you can create a COM object to manipulate them. This two-part series shows you how.]]>Thomas EckMon, 23 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/com-and-com/practical-usage-of-adsi-using-com-objects-to-manage-wts-profile-paths-part-2http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/practical-usage-of-adsi-using-com-objects-to-manage-wts-profile-paths-part-1Although you can’t use Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) to programmatically manipulate profile paths for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition (WTS), you can create a COM object to manipulate them. This two-part series shows you how.]]>Thomas EckMon, 26 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/scripting/practical-usage-of-adsi-using-com-objects-to-manage-wts-profile-paths-part-1http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-managing-user-accounts-in-win2k-and-ntIssuing new user accounts typically involves many steps. You can use Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) to create a solution that not only reduces the tedium of this multistep task but also reduces the risk of errors.]]>Thomas EckMon, 26 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-managing-user-accounts-in-win2k-and-nthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-managing-service-account-passwordsIf you don’t regularly change the passwords for privileged service accounts, you expose your firm to needless risk. By using the presented code, you can reduce this security risk as well as reduce the risk of downtime when changing these passwords.]]>Thomas EckMon, 22 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-managing-service-account-passwordshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-password-management-for-machine-accounts-and-local-administratorsThis new column shows you how to use ADSI to solve problems that administrators face regularly. This month, learn how to use ADSI to tackle two tasks: finding and removing unused machine accounts and changing the local Administrator account password.]]>Thomas EckWed, 03 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/active-directory-service-interfaces-adsi/practical-usage-of-adsi-password-management-for-machine-accounts-and-local-administrators