Scavenging – Automatic purge outdated DNS Resource Records added dynamically
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Windows DHCP can register host records (A) and Reverse lookup or Pointer (PTR) resource records automatically whenever you add a new device to the network. This enables simplified and easy network administration. However, these records are not automatically purged [...]
How to enable Dynamic DNS Updates in Windows 2000/2003 DNS Server
Windows 2000 & Windows 2003 DNS Server Dynamic DNS update functionality enables DNS client computers to register and to dynamically update their resource records with a DNS server whenever changes occur. This reduces the requirement for manual administration of zone records, especially for clients that frequently move and use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to [...]
NTDSUTIL to run Offline Defragmentation in Windows 2003,2000 Active Directory
By default Windows runs an online Defragmentation of the Windows Active Directory database every 12 hours. However, Online defragmentation doesn’t recover the disk space or compact the database. It simply moves data around.
An Offline Defragmentation, on the other hand performs a defragmentation on the database, compacts it and recovers the space. Use the “ntdsutil” utility [...]
How to Disable a service or Device Drivers using Group Policies
Group Policies are used to apply system and security policies for the client PCs in a Windows Active Directory based Domains. While Group Policies is vast in itself to explain, here is a simple procedure on how to enable/disable a service or a Device driver using Group Policies.
The registry keys that the Group Policy targets [...]
How to make a Non Domain Aministrator an admin on the Domain Controller server
For an administrator to admin a server which is Active Directoty domain controller like install/unistall software or stop/restart services, as on any other member server, the admin should be a Domain Administrator. However, this can be worked around.
The following procedure will allow you to make a standard Administrator and admin on the domain controller server [...]
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Windows DHCP can register host records (A) and Reverse lookup or Pointer (PTR) resource records automatically whenever you add a new device to the network. This enables simplified and easy network administration. However, these records are not automatically purged [...]
Windows 2000 & Windows 2003 DNS Server Dynamic DNS update functionality enables DNS client computers to register and to dynamically update their resource records with a DNS server whenever changes occur. This reduces the requirement for manual administration of zone records, especially for clients that frequently move and use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to [...]
NTDSUTIL to run Offline Defragmentation in Windows 2003,2000 Active Directory
By default Windows runs an online Defragmentation of the Windows Active Directory database every 12 hours. However, Online defragmentation doesn’t recover the disk space or compact the database. It simply moves data around.
An Offline Defragmentation, on the other hand performs a defragmentation on the database, compacts it and recovers the space. Use the “ntdsutil” utility [...]
How to Disable a service or Device Drivers using Group Policies
Group Policies are used to apply system and security policies for the client PCs in a Windows Active Directory based Domains. While Group Policies is vast in itself to explain, here is a simple procedure on how to enable/disable a service or a Device driver using Group Policies.
The registry keys that the Group Policy targets [...]
How to make a Non Domain Aministrator an admin on the Domain Controller server
For an administrator to admin a server which is Active Directoty domain controller like install/unistall software or stop/restart services, as on any other member server, the admin should be a Domain Administrator. However, this can be worked around.
The following procedure will allow you to make a standard Administrator and admin on the domain controller server [...]
By default Windows runs an online Defragmentation of the Windows Active Directory database every 12 hours. However, Online defragmentation doesn’t recover the disk space or compact the database. It simply moves data around.
An Offline Defragmentation, on the other hand performs a defragmentation on the database, compacts it and recovers the space. Use the “ntdsutil” utility [...]
Group Policies are used to apply system and security policies for the client PCs in a Windows Active Directory based Domains. While Group Policies is vast in itself to explain, here is a simple procedure on how to enable/disable a service or a Device driver using Group Policies.
The registry keys that the Group Policy targets [...]
How to make a Non Domain Aministrator an admin on the Domain Controller server
For an administrator to admin a server which is Active Directoty domain controller like install/unistall software or stop/restart services, as on any other member server, the admin should be a Domain Administrator. However, this can be worked around.
The following procedure will allow you to make a standard Administrator and admin on the domain controller server [...]
For an administrator to admin a server which is Active Directoty domain controller like install/unistall software or stop/restart services, as on any other member server, the admin should be a Domain Administrator. However, this can be worked around.
The following procedure will allow you to make a standard Administrator and admin on the domain controller server [...]
