Windows Server 2008 and RODC Read Only Domain Controller or a read-only domain controller.
Installing AD DS from media (CD/DVD/USB/network) using Ntdsutil.exe
Installing AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services) from media (CD/DVD/USB/network) is possible if you first use Ntdsutil.exe to create installation media.
Domain and Forest Functional Levels – domain or forest functionality
Domain and forest functional levels determine which AD features are available for a particular domain or forest. We distinguish the functional level of each domain from that of the entire forest: Domain Functional Levels and Forest Functional Levels.
Changing local administrator passwords on network computers in bulk
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The Global Catalog service on a DC server
Example of enabling or disabling the Global Catalog service on a Domain Controller Server 2003/2008
Looking up MX records using nslookup
You can query the MX records of a specific domain, also known as an MX lookup, from the command line (cmd) using nslookup. Here is an example of an MX lookup for the pantherstudio.cz domain
VBS logon script for mapping drives and printers using AD groups
If you need to map shared drives or printers at logon according to users' AD group membership and display the mapping status, you can use a VBS logon script and an HTML page to display the status. Example of creating a VBS logon script: the example maps a central printer and drives X: and Y: for all users in Domain Users and maps drive T: to a different location for users in G_CZ_Production and G_CZ_Sales.
Using the ipconfig command
Examples of using the command ipconfig from the command line (cmd).