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Archive for October, 2009

Finding DCs reported in event id 1864 and a little bit of explanation around AdFind switches to get the info

by @ Sunday, October 4th, 2009. Filed under tech

I responded to an ActiveDir Org post that was talking about finding the DCs that are not doing well when you see an Event ID 1864 like so Event Type:    Error Event Source:    NTDS Replication Event Category:    Replication Event ID:    1864 Date:        10/2/2009 Time:        12:32:57 AM User:        NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON Computer:    DC1 Description: This is […]

Free Anti-Virus Software from Microsoft

by @ Thursday, October 1st, 2009. Filed under tech

Surprised how many people still aren’t aware of Security Essentials, the free Microsoft AV software. http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials Rating 3.00 out of 5

So I used Serverless Binding with ADSI (or .NET), now what DC am I talking to??

by @ Thursday, October 1st, 2009. Filed under tech

This is something that people occasionally want to do. There are two basic answers that I am aware of. The first I always remember right off since I am an LDAP API coder, is to look at the dnsHostName attribute of the rootdse of the server you are connected to. That is what AdFind and […]

Re-Awarded the Microsoft MVP for Directory Services. :)

by @ Thursday, October 1st, 2009. Filed under general

Seems my value to the community is still enough to merit recognition. I am very happy to be in a position to help folks out with the things I have learned and the things I am still learning every day. 🙂   Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2009 Microsoft® MVP Award! […]

Daily smile… :)

by @ Thursday, October 1st, 2009. Filed under humour

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