Active-Directory

8 posts
2018

Using a Managed Service Account in Windows

Recently, I had a question about using a managed service account for Veeam’s Backup for Office 365, so I thought I would write about …
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2016

Veeam SureBackup - Failed to create process with net logon

Recently, I was setting up a Veeam SureBackup job for a client and received an error when running the application group for the domain …
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VCAP-DCV Deploy – Objective 1.2 Configure Identity Sources for Single Sign-On

Now that a Platform Services Controller installed, and vCenter Server installed; it’s time to configure single sign-on sources for our …
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2014

Veeam rescues 1400 computer objects in AD

*disclaimer* Veeam is a sponsor of this blog - but has not requested, or had any part in this entry. Working for a consulting firm, I work …
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vSphere 101 - NTP Settings

I come across a lot of virtual environments (and physical) that don’t have NTP (Time Servers) setup properly. If you’ve ever …
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2011

Changing Local Admin Passwords on the network

Every so often, it’s good practice to change passwords. I think that everyone it IT is aware of that. One of the most overlooked …
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What is AdminSDHolder?

AdminSDHolder is a container inside active directory that maintains a master list of permissions for objects that are members of privileged …
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Read Only Domain Controller

With Windows Server 2008, there is the option to promote a member server to a RDOC, or Read Only Domain Controller. Just as the name …
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