Microsoft has removed the M drive by default in Exchange 2003 because of problems related to backup and antivirus software running against the M drive. However, you can still use the .BackOfficeStorage namespace to access the Exchange information through file APIs. If you require the M drive (e.g., you have programs that use the M […]
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How can I enable a connection to a machine over RDP and through a firewall?
RDP operates over TCP port 3389. Therefore, to enable connectivity to any machine on the network through a firewall you must open this port. Alternatively, if you have to connect to a particular system on a LAN, configure port forwarding on the firewall to send traffic from port 3389 to the specific computer to which […]
How can I create a file that contains a list of all objects in a domain?
You can use the Csvde utility, which is included in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server, to create a comma-separated value (CSV) file that lists all objects in a domain. For example, to list all objects in the home.local domain, you’d run the command csvde -d “dc=home,dc=local” -f domain.csv
What’s the Account Lockout Status tool?
The Account Lockout Status tool (lockoutstatus.exe) displays lockout information for a specified user by querying every contactable domain controller (DC) in the user’s domain. You can download the Account Lockout Status tool at Link You can also check a user’s lockout information at the command line. To do so, enter the command lockoutstatus -u:ali@alibutt.com where […]
Configure a short cut to ‘Run As’ a different user
This tip only works on short cuts. So create a short cut to one of your key programs, for example Active Directory Users and Computers. Right click the short cut, Properties, Advanced (Button), Run with Different Credentials. The idea behind ‘Run As’ is to encourage you to log on as an ordinary user, and then […]
To display your Username and Computer Name on the ‘My Computer’
a) Use regedit to locate [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} rename LocalizedString to LocalizedString.Old. I advice this step in case anything goes wrong and you want to revert to how it was. b) Create a new VALUE type Expand_SZ name it LocalizedString Set the value of LocalizedString to %Username% at %Computername% Press F5 to refresh the ‘My Computer’, there […]
Disable the original Administrator account
In Windows Server 2003, for the first time, you CAN disable the Administrator account. My point is that every hacker knows that Windows has a username called Administrator, so defend it by disabling the account. (Right Click the Administrator, Disable) Obviously you must create another account with administrative privileges. There are two variations of this […]
How can you force immediate syncronization of your domain controllers
Use repadmin.exe from the Support Tools and add 1 line for each of your domain controllers: repadmin /syncall DC1.Yourdomain.com dc=Yourdomain,dc=com repadmin /syncall DC2.Yourdomain.com dc=Yourdomain,dc=com repadmin /syncall DC3.Yourdomain.com dc=Yourdomain,dc=com
Configuring PHP To Run On IIS6 (Manually)
PHP is an “Open Source” scripting language and provides very similar functionality to Microsoft’s ASP. Obviously, both have their advantages and a comparison of the two technologies is outside the scope of this tutorial. However, a common misconception is that PHP is “Linux only” and not compatible with Microsoft systems. Coding is tedious and I […]
BigBrother Windows 2003: Error 1067 The process terminated unexpectedly
When you try and run the Bigbrother server on a Windows2003 machine the service will stop (after a few secs) with an error 1067. To remedy this, set the BBNETTHREADS to 1 in bbdef.cfg and start BBNTD.