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ATTENTION: Active Directory Cookbook Blog has moved again!
Breaking into ISP web servers must be a favorite past time for hackers because this is the second time it has happened on a server I'm using in 6 months. As a result of the most recent break-in, employees.org is
shutting down their server permanently, which means I have to move the AD Cookbook Blog. But this turns out not to be such a bad thing because now I can move it back to rallenhome.com (where my home page lives). Also, Google finally updated Blogger (my blogging software), so they now have a bunch of new features (for free!) including the long-awaited auto-site
feed. Previously, I used a Perl script I hacked together to parse my blog entries and auto-create the XML site feed. Because I was in a hurry, I just had it include the blog entry titles, and not the commentary. With the Blogger-generated feed, you'll get both! Another cool feature I'm taking advantage of as we speak is the ability to post to my blog via email.
Anyway, I've been warned that employees.org may be shut down as early as May 31st, 2004, so if you need to update links or your newsreader, use the following link:
http://www.rallenhome.com/blog/adcookbook/atom.xml
# posted by Robbie (5/21/2004 11:21:03 PM)
New Download: Windows 2000 Default Policy Restore Tool
You may be familiar with the Windows Server 2003 tool called dcgpofix. It allows you to restore the Default Domain and Default Domain Controller GPOs. MS has now released a version that works on Windows 2000 called RecreateDefpol.EXE.
# posted by Robbie (5/19/2004 12:58:31 PM)
Article: Understanding NetBIOS and Windows Server 2003
One of the often cited benefits of Active Directory is its reliance on DNS instead of WINS/NetBIOS as the primary name resolution system. Unfortunately, as Mitch points out, NetBIOS is still needed in a lot of situations. In fact, it is easy to run across NetBIOS artifacts during day to day administration of AD. Trusts use NetBIOS, you can authenticate using NT-style account names (which use NetBIOS domain names), and you'll even see NetBIOS names pop up in some of the MMC snap-ins (e.g., AD Users and Computers, AD Domains and Trusts, etc.). We've come a long way, but MS still has some work to do before we can rid ourselves of this big hair protocol from the 1980's.
# posted by Robbie (5/17/2004 12:37:18 AM)
Article: Enable DSML Services for Windows
This is a good overview of the Directory Services Markup Language (DSML). I've been playing around with DSML since version 1.0 back in 1999. You can think of DSML as LDAP over SOAP with requests and responses encoded in XML. Because of the use of XML, I thought DSML would be have become more mainstream by now, especialy with developers, but I don't hear many people talking about it these days. Regardless, it is pretty cool. It requires a plug-in for both Windows 2000 and 2003 AD, but it is a pretty painless install.
# posted by Robbie (5/11/2004 04:29:19 PM)
Article: Customers await Sun-Microsoft integration
The Sun/Microsoft integration story is getting a lot of press.
# posted by Robbie (5/11/2004 03:40:23 PM)
New Download: ADAM Technical Reference Draft
"The Technical Reference provides essential technical information about Active Directory® Application Mode (ADAM). It is designed for administrators who are responsible for maintaining a healthy ADAM Service as well as for Architects who want to optimize their applications for ADAM."
# posted by Robbie (5/06/2004 08:48:00 PM)
Hello from Baghdad
I get a lot of positive emails about Active Directory Cookbook, but I must say that this one has struck home the most. I wish the best for Troy and the rest of the troops over there. If you ever need someone to cover for you while you force replication across enemy lines, just let me know!
# posted by Robbie (5/03/2004 12:56:17 AM)
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