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Is this horse dead yet: NTLM Bottlenecks and the RPC runtime
Hello again, this is guest author Herbert from Germany. It’s harder to let go of old components and protocols than dropping old habits. But, I’m falling back to an old habit myself…there goes the New...
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Active Directory Site Topology, Not Just for DCs
Mark here again. Following a recent experience in the field (yes, Premier Field Engineers leave the office), I thought it’d be useful to discuss Active Directory Topology and how it influences DFS...
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Windows 8 for the IT Pro: The New Plumbing
Hi folks, Ned coming to you from the secret underground redoubt, where the cable is out, the wife is at grad school, and the dogs are napping as autumn finally reaches North Carolina. I’m not a fan of...
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What the heck does /genmigxml do?
Hello guys and gals, Kim Nichols here with my first AskDS post. While deciding on a title, I did a quick search on the word "heck" on our AskDS blog to see if Ned was going to give me any grief....
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The PDCe with too much to do
Hi. Mark again. As part of my role in Premier Field Engineering, I’m sometimes called upon to visit customers when they have a critical issue being worked by CTS, needing another set of eyes. For...
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Advanced XML filtering in the Windows Event Viewer
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again. Today I want to talk about using Custom Views in the Windows Event Viewer to filter events more effectively. The standard GUI allows some basic filtering, but you have...
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Friday Mail Sack: Super Slo-Mo Edition
Hello folks, Ned here again with another Mail Sack. Before I get rolling though, a quick public service announcement: Plenty of you have downloaded the Windows 8 Developer Preview and are knee-deep in...
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AD FS 2.0 Claims Rule Language Primer
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again. On the Directory Services team, we get questions regarding the Claims Rule Language in AD FS 2.0 so I would like to go through some of the basics. I’ve written this...
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Oh man, I seriously overslept
Hi folks, Ned here again. We haven’t posted anything in weeks here, and I apologize for that; a perfect storm (of busy) happened. I’ll have a mail sack tomorrow and in the meantime, here’s our old pal...
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DFS Override Referral Ordering, Messing with the Natural Order
Hi everyone. This is your friendly (debatable) PFE, Mark Renoden again. Today I’m talking about DFS Override Referral Ordering – a seldom-used feature with an interesting benefit. For the purpose of...
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Friday Mail Sack: They Pull Me Back in Edition
Hiya world, Ned is back with your best questions and comments. I’ve been off to teach this fall’s MCM, done Win8 stuff, and generally been slacking keeping busy; sorry for the delay in posting. That...
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Friday Mail Sack: Guest Reply Edition
Hi folks, Ned here again. This week we talk: CA migration from 1 to 2 tier ADAM/ADLDS P2V ABC 123 Managing AGPM security filters Multiple IIS App pools and Kerberos AGPM multi-domain comparison ADUC...
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Removing DFSR Filters
Hi folks, Ned here again. DFSR administrators usually know about its built-in filtering mechanism. You can configure each filter based on file name and extension; by default, files named like “*.bak,...
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More than you ever wanted to know about Remote Desktop Licensing
Hey everyone, David here. Here in support, there are certain types of calls that we love to get – because they’re cool or interesting, and when we figure them out, we feel like we’re making the world a...
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Friday Mail Sack: Dang, This Year Went Fast Edition
Hi folks, Ned here again with your questions and comments. This week we talk: AD Garbage Collection behavior Applying Group Policy based on installed roles and features Apple hates .local domains More...
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Effective Troubleshooting
Hi everyone. It’s Mark Renoden here again and today I’ll talk about effective troubleshooting. As I visit various customers, I’m frequently asked how to troubleshoot a certain problem, or how to...
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Slow-Link with Windows 7 and DFS Namespaces
Hey there, Gary here, and it has been a while since there has been a blog post relating to Offline Files and Slow-link. A couple of years ago I wrote a one in relation to Vista and the slow-link mode...
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Winter Break
Hiya folks, Ned here. It's that time of year again, where the AskDS team goes on hiatus to play Call of Duty and Skyrim spend time with family and friends. Please save your emails and questions until...
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Understanding the AD FS 2.0 Proxy
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again. I have had several cases involving the AD FS 2.0 Proxy and there is some confusion on what it is, why you should use it, and how it works. If you are looking for basic...
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Friday Mail Sack: Best Post This Year Edition
Hi folks, Ned here and welcoming you to 2012 with a new Friday Mail Sack. Catching up from our holiday hiatus, today we talk about: Disabling Administrative Shares Making Get-ADDomainController...
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