We recently upgraded all the domain controllers in our enterprise from Windows 2000 to 2003. For the most part things went very well, except I'm not completely convinced that the domain controllers in ...

Lost in the noise over the release of the beta 3 build of Windows Server 2008 was this gem: the read-only domain controller, or RODC. Created especially for branch offices or other environments where ...

Even if someone runs off with your remote office's domain controller, with Windows Server 2008 you don't need to worry about sensitive data being compromised. Russell Smith is a technology consultant ...

Most of the time Active Directory replication seems to work pretty well. When the replication process does break down however, troubleshooting the problem can sometimes be surprisingly difficult.

Read-only domain controllers (RODCs), a new feature of Active Directory Domain Services, represent a fundamental change in how you'll use DCs. Here's what you need to know to implement them in your ...

I have an Active Directory forest with 1 domain with 2 Win2K3 DCs. The Win2K3 DC ("DC1") with all 5 FSMOs was down for about a month. The computer was restored by replacing the failed primary disk ...

Data Domain this week announced enhancements to its Data Domain Replicator software. The company, which provides deduplication appliances to mid- and enterprise-size businesses, claims new software ...

As part of its monthly patch release this week, Microsoft re-released three older security bulletins to fix various problems with them. While two of the re-releases update documentation and include ...