Tariq Jaber.. » Active Directory http://tariqjaber.com/blog Specialized systems engineer Thu, 20 May 2010 08:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2010/05/18/considerations-when-hosting-active-directory-domain-controller-in-virtual-hosting-environments/ http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2010/05/18/considerations-when-hosting-active-directory-domain-controller-in-virtual-hosting-environments/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 11:31:19 +0000 Tariq Jaber http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2010/05/18/considerations-when-hosting-active-directory-domain-controller-in-virtual-hosting-environments/ A worth reading KB about hosting a domain controller in a virtual environment.
Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments

]]> http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2010/05/18/considerations-when-hosting-active-directory-domain-controller-in-virtual-hosting-environments/feed/ 2 Reset Active Directory Restore Mode (DSRM) Password http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2009/10/12/reset-active-directory-restore-mode-dsrm-password/ http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2009/10/12/reset-active-directory-restore-mode-dsrm-password/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:33:22 +0000 Tariq Jaber http://tariqjaber.com/blog/?p=29 If you forgot Active Directory Restore Mode (DSRM) Password, here you find how to reset it:

1- Open cmd.
2- Type ntdsutil.
3- Type set DSRM Password.
4- When it prompts to Reset DSRM Administrator Password, enter “Reset Password on server “. Where DomainControllerName is the DC name on which you want to reset DSRM administrator password.
5- When it prompts to type password for DS Restore Mode Administrator Account:, enter a new DSRM password.
6- Confirm new password.
7- Type quit.
8- If you will perform no other operations by ntdsutil utility, type quit again to quit ntdsutil.

set-dsrm-pwd

]]> http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2009/10/12/reset-active-directory-restore-mode-dsrm-password/feed/ 0 Search if users listed in Excel sheet are already in Active Directory or need to be created http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2009/09/28/search-if-users-listed-in-excel-sheet-are-already-in-active-directory-or-need-to-be-created/ http://tariqjaber.com/blog/2009/09/28/search-if-users-listed-in-excel-sheet-are-already-in-active-directory-or-need-to-be-created/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:18:06 +0000 Tariq Jaber http://tariqjaber.com/blog/?p=24 Today I was searching for a script that can tell if a user is in Active Directory or I have to create it. I found this powerful scrip “How Can I Search Active Directory for User Names Stored in an Excel Spreadsheet?”

It reads users from Excel sheet and writes “Found” or “Not found” besides the user name.

Save it, I’m sure you will need it one day :)

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