Category: Windows 2008 R2

  • Windows 2008R2 features part V: DHCP Split-scope

    DHCP is the mechanism that gives most client these days the tools (ip address) for connectivity. Most companies however do not realize the importance of the DHCP service and do not cluster nor have another server as standby when the DHCP server fails. If the DHCP server fails, most clients will not receive a new…

  • Windows 2008R2 features part IV: Managed Service Accounts & Password Reset's

    So we have deployed the Managed Service Accounts, and now we want a password policy set on them.. usually the service accounts have a different password policy set, so most of you will probably use PSO’s (Password Setting Object). In my demo I’ve set a new policy stating that the max age of a password…

  • Windows 2008R2 features part III: Managed Service Accounts

    Password policies can help administrators secure their environment, letting users change their passwords on regular basis makes it harder for hackers to get in to a system by guessing a password. There is one group of accounts though that usually do not have the password policy applied to.. they almost never change their password and…

  • Windows 2008R2 features part II: Recycle Bin

    Windows 2008 R2 Active Directory introduces the Recycle Bin option. If you deployed Windows 2008 R2 or upgraded your domain to the Windows 2008 R2 schema and you think the recycle bin is active, you are wrong. You have to specifically enable the recycle bin feature. So upgrade your forestlevel and run the following command…

  • Windows 2008R2 features part I: Offline domain join

    Since Windows NT4, clients who wanted to join a domain always needed a direct connection to the domain, either via VPN, dial-in or direct connection. New in Windows 2008R2 is the option for an offline domain join.. how does this work.. ? read on! A new program is introduced called djoin.exe. We can use this…