As locking down information becomes a more critical priority for IT organizations, securing individual files or shares is completely dependent on effectively setting up security groups. Because ...

The process for implementing the new Dynamic Access Control feature will be a timely endeavor for enterprises. Here's how you get started. Microsoft has identified Dynamic Access Control (DAC) as one ...

Since Active Directory is a core feature of Windows Server, we can install it from the Server Manager. So, to install Active Directory, follow the steps mentioned below. After installing the role, you ...

Windows Server admins should establish one authoritative time source for their organization. Rick Vanover explains how to configure the authoritative time source. Time management is one of the more ...

Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service. It runs on Windows Server and helps administrators manage permissions and access to network resources. To backup and restore Active Directory in ...

In the next few weeks, we are going to be deploying a new Win2K Advanced Server box, replacing an old NT4 Server box. When AD is setup, we're going to run our own DNS server. Soon after that, we'd ...

Both modern Windows systems (e.g., Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2) and Active Directory, like Linux and Solaris systems, allow you to configure password policies that determine how long and complex ...

All servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 Adprep to prepare both the forest and domain Raise the functional level of the forest and domains to ...