I'm exploring replacing a NT4 server which is the domain controller and file server for a small network of 6 client machines. However, I've never used samba before, or anything else to do it.<BR>The ...

Security researchers have devised a way to block the recently disclosed PetitPotam attack vector that allows hackers to take control of a Windows domain controller easily. An new version of the ...

At our organization I'm responsible for our Windows infrastructure and another guy looks after all the Linux/*nix stuff. We're currently running a domain using Windows 2003 R2 Domain Controllers with ...

Microsoft has addressed an LSASS memory leak issue on some domain controllers that led to freezes and restarts after installing Windows Server updates released during last month's Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft has released the latest update on the Domain Controller (DC) hardening roadmap. In case you are not familiar with it, hardening essentially refers to the process of securing the operating ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

It’s back to the future – remember the Windows NT Backup Domain Controller (BDC)? It could log you on, but you couldn’t make any changes to it. The 2008 version of the BDC goes by the new name of Read ...