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CodeTwo Active Directory Photos Adds Photos To Active Directory Users

Over a period of time even small businesses can end up having a number of Active Directory  users. For this reason, extra information such as telephone number, addresses, etc can be added to AD users for easy identification and to create a catalogue of employees with detailed credentials. Additionally, you can also use Import-RecipientDataProperty cmdlet [...] (more…)

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SysAdmin Anywhere Helps Manage Server 2008/2003 Domains With Metro UI

When managing Active Directory and Domains in a forest, one can find it hard to keep track of the numerous devices and network resources. SysAdmin Anywhere is an administration application for Active Directory-based networks, which provides domain, server, client computer, users and group management options. The program lets you create an inventory of all software [...] (more…)

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Identify Unused Active Directory User Accounts With AD Tidy

Active Directory (AD) over a period of time can end up having many unused user and computer accounts. This creates unnecessary clutter in the existing OUs (Organizational Unit) and AD itself. These vacant accounts can also become a security loop hole if they are not kept disabled, as a redundant account (such as an old [...] (more…)

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Encrypt And Backup Data To Amazon S3 With Leo Backup

The importance of data backup cannot be under-estimated in the wake of frequent malware attacks which often render important data useless, cause problems which can only be resolved by a re-installation of the operating system, or restoration from saved system image. Many backup programs are quite complicated to use for amateur user and have convoluted [...] (more…)

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Verify Domain Users With User Authentication Against Active Directory

Verification of Active Directory users in a Domain environment can sometimes be a tricky task. This is particularly the case when a system displays an error while logging in the Domain user. This can happen due to a number of reasons which can be separate from the Active Directory and actually tied to the system [...] (more…)

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Create A Free Helpdesk Portal With Spiceworks IT Desktop

Many large and medium size corporations with several end users have an IT help desk support system. In such a system one of the managers or team leads of a department uses the support software or portal to send a Ticket to the IT support staff with a note that explains the problem faced by [...] (more…)

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How To Create Additional Domain Controller (ADC) In Windows Server 2008

Having a single Domain Controller can be quite risky because in case of any kind of hardware or some other technical failure, the entire network can be destroyed. Recently, we wrote a guide on How to create a Domain in Windows Server 2008, in this post we will tell you how to create a backup [...] (more…)

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How To Create A Domain In Windows Server 2008 And Things To Consider

Gone are the days when separate user names had to be configured and used for logging into numerous servers for working on a network. For example, back in the early days a user might have to login to a mail server with a separate user name and password as compared to a data a UNIX [...] (more…)

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Add Unix, Linux And Mac OS Users To Active Directory With Likewise

Some offices and educational institutions run multiple operating systems within the same premises. For example, the physics lab in a university might prefer using Linux based operating systems whereas, the library might have Windows based systems as they are more widely used. Managing users and computers under separate servers can fragment resources and reduce their [...] (more…)

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GetFolder: Export File/Directory List Inside Active Directory

GetFolder is a freeware portable application which lets you create the list of files and folders within any particular directory. This list can then be exported to various different formats, like XML, HTML, CSV, TXT. (more…)