technoblogical.com http://technoblogical.com Technological Blog Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 manage a RODC http://technoblogical.com/2010/02/11/manage-a-rodc/ http://technoblogical.com/2010/02/11/manage-a-rodc/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:56:21 +0000 technoblogical http://technoblogical.com/2010/02/11/627/ manage a RODC

This is a video about how to manage a RODC (read only domain controller). A read only domain controller will cache credentials (passwords) so that you don’t have to waste WAN (wide area network) bandwidth for authentication purposes. It is possible to populate the RODC records manually. Also, when you delete the read only domain controller from the Active Directory domain, it is possible to reset all users and computer passwords stored on the RODC. RODC is a feature only available in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and requires a functional domain level of Server 2003. It a feature mainly designed for a branch office

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This is a video about how to install a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC). A RODC stores a copy of Active Directory in a branch office. It will cache authentication credentials in an effort to reduce WAN (wide area network) traffic or bandwidth. You may control who may approve or deny who may or may not cache their credentials (passwords) on the RODC. It is a feature available on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 only and requires a server 2003 functional domain. Any machine running Server 2003 must have a command (adprep /rodcPrep) run on them to prepare them for a domain or forest that contains a read only domain controller.

Commands used:
dcpromo
d:\support\adprep\adprep /forestPrep
d:\support\adprep\adprep /rodcPrep

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This is a video about auditing account logon events. It records successful and failed account log on events to a Microsoft Windows server 2008 domain. In an Active Directory environment, these events will be recorded to the domain controllers event viewer and must be viewed there. This feature is available on Server 2008, 2003, and 2000. You may also enact these policies on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or 7, if they are a member of the domain. If they are not members of a domain, you may record them locally, but remember they must be viewed locally.

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A PSO is a password policy that is available in a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller. It is more granular than Active Directory group policy because it is applied to a particular user or group. Group Policy Objects (GPO) sre applied to an entire organizational unit (OU). You may try to apply several PSOs to a person, but one will take precedence. The one with the lowest number will be the policy applied. To use the features in this video, you must promote your domain to a Server 2008 level.

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This is a short video about how to create password policies in a Server 2008 Active Directory domain. The policies are already configured, but this shows how to modify them. You can also use similar methods in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2000 Server. Similar settings are also available in local group policy in an Microsoft Management Console (MMC). You can set these policies locally on Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, or 2000.

The policies are located at…
Computer Configuration / Policies / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Account Policies / Password Policy

The six settings are…
Enforce Password History
Maximum password age
Minimum password age
Minimum password length
Password must meet complexity requirements
Store passwords using reversible encryption

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This is a video on how to use remote assistance. It’s a program built into windows. Unlike remote desktop, it allows the person you are helping to see the screen at the same time. remote desktop will lock out local users. XP was the first version of windows to have remote assistance. Every version since has had a copy of remote assistance. It will incorporate with Microsoft email programs to make it easier or you can save it as a file and then use your own email program to send the file. & also has a feature called Easy Connect, but that doesn’t always work.

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Internet Connection Sharing is a way to share your internet connection for other computers. It requires two network cards on your computer. It also requires a crossover cable or a switch/hub between your network cards. You can use this if you have to pay for an internet connection. With ICS two or more people can connect while only paying for one. You can also use this to make a machine as a gateway for your office. However, complications arise if you are running a Windows Active Directory domain or already have a DHCP server. This feature is available on Microsoft Windows 2000, xp, vista, 7, server 2000, 2003, 2008.

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This is a video about how to install Windows 7 on VirtualBox. VirtualBox is virtualization software available for Microsoft Windows, Intel Macs and Linux machines. It’s made to run on a desktop as it does not have the features required for a production environment. The good thing is that you can run it on your machine with relatively little changes to your host machine. If you are a Mac or Linux Person, you can use it to run Windows. If you are a Windows Person, you can use it to run Linux since Linux does not run well on Virtual PC. VirtualBox is available from Sun at http://VirtualBox.org

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This is a video about how to install Windows 7 on VirtualBox. VirtualBox is virtualization software available for Microsoft Windows, Intel Macs and Linux machines. It’s made to run on a desktop as it does not have the features required for a production environment. The good thing is that you can run it on your machine with relatively little changes to your host machine. If you are a Mac or Linux Person, you can use it to run Windows. If you are a Windows Person, you can use it to run Linux since Linux does not run well on Virtual PC. VirtualBox is available from Sun at http://VirtualBox.org

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This is a video about how to install Windows 7 on VirtualBox. VirtualBox is virtualization software available for Microsoft Windows, Intel Macs and Linux machines. It’s made to run on a desktop as it does not have the features required for a production environment. The good thing is that you can run it on your machine with relatively little changes to your host machine. If you are a Mac or Linux Person, you can use it to run Windows. If you are a Windows Person, you can use it to run Linux since Linux does not run well on Virtual PC. VirtualBox is available from Sun at http://VirtualBox.org

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