by skufel | Mar 14, 2016 | Directory Services, Network
In this article will go through configuration of Cisco Easy VPN along with Microsoft NPS RADIUS on Windows Server 2008 R2. Article covers: Basic information about Cisco Easy VPN Cisco IOS router configuration for Easy VPN Windows Server 2008 R2 NPS and RADIUS...
by skufel | Aug 7, 2013 | Directory Services, Infrastructure, Scripting, Windows
In order to create new Forest and promote Windows Server 2012 Core to be Domain Controller for that Forest, first Active Directory Services Role has to be added: Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services –IncludeManagementTools Once Active Directory DOmain Services...
by skufel | Jun 27, 2012 | Directory Services, Network, Windows
Many times I came across one issue… how to grant access to CLI (Command Line Interface) on Cisco devices without creating separate username and password for each user on each device? In order to resolve that I did use AAA features of Cisco IOS and built-in...
by skufel | Jan 23, 2012 | Directory Services, Infrastructure, Scripting, SysAdmin, Windows
By default ADLDS does not allow to reset password on users created in ADLDS repository over connection without SSL. As sometimes there is a need to build test environment with ADLDS quick, SSL is the last thing which anyone would care about, especially if main thing...
by skufel | Jan 23, 2012 | Directory Services, Infrastructure, Scripting, SysAdmin, Windows
By default password policy from Active Directory domain will impact ADLDS and users created in ADLDS instance. To prevent domain policies from enforcing password restrictions and rules on ADLDS users one simple setting has to be adjusted: ADAMDisablePasswordPolicies...
by skufel | Jan 4, 2012 | Databases, Directory Services, Infrastructure, Scripting
I think it’s common problem as Active Directory gets bigger in organizations, control over content of that mission-critical component seems to be lost. Same happened in my place. In addition to that we had to provide information from AD on a regular basis in a...
