Editor’s note: When originally published this article said that by using dynamic user identification (UID) generation, users might be assigned a different UID number each time they logged onto a ...

Now that Microsoft has had the official launch ceremony for Windows Server 2003, Windows NT’s days are numbered. Since Microsoft will soon be discontinuing support for Windows NT, now is a good time ...

You must also take into account whether your client has a compelling reason to upgrade to Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003. After all, if they're running Windows ...

Back in the day, we would be using ADSI to connect to our Active Directory forest/domain to gather information about a variety of things. Today I will completely ignore ADSI and focus solely on the ...

Consolidating Active Directory domains saves money, time, and labor, but migration can require costly tools -- unless you follow this approach using ADMT Chances are that your Active Directory ...

“[LAPS] mitigates the risk of lateral escalation that results when customers use the same administrative local account and password combination on their computers. LAPS stores the password for each ...

A regular reset of the KRBTGT account password will help prevent golden ticket attacks that allow wide unauthorized access to your network. Most large enterprises regularly change their Kerberos ...

Editor’s Note: This story is reprinted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. Supporting Mac users can be a challenge to systems administrators in ...