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Using USER ACCOUNTS in the Control Panel How the USER ACCOUNTS tool in the Control Panel functions all depends on whether your Windows XP Professional system is in a domain or not. Also, how it looks depends on whether you are using the default Windows XP view or the Classic interface. This is the default […]

When you are not in a domain and you open the USER ACCOUNTS icon in the Control Panel you are presented with the User Accounts view as shown below. To change any of the listed accounts you would select CHANGE AN ACCOUNT and select the account you wish to change. It’s here that you can […]

Schema Master Domain Controller There are certain Flexible Single Masters of Operation (FSMO) roles that are Forest Wide Operations Master Roles. This means that no matter how many domains exist in the forest, you will only have one of the those particular FSMO servers in the forest. The Schema Master Domain Controller handles all of […]

Transferring FSMO Domain Controller Roles Once additional domain controllers have been installed in the forest,it is recommended to move some of the load off of the forest root domain controller (the original domain controller installed in the forest and domain which holds all the per-forest and per-domain roles). Operations Masters role transfers take place in […]

Viewing FSMO Domain Controller Roles using NTDSUTIL NTDSUTIL is included with Windows 2000 Server, and one of its many uses is that it can be used to view the Flexible Single Master Operation roles on a specified Domain Controller. You can start NTDSUTIL from either the RUN box in the Start Menu or from the […]

by Jason Zandri www.2000trainers.com Welcome to the ninth installment of Learn Active Directory Design and Administration in 15 Minutes a Week, a weekly series aimed at current IT professionals preparing to write the new Windows Active Directory Design and Administration exams (70-219 and 70-217 respectively), as well as newcomers to the field who are trying […]

Apache has a reputation for being flexible and adaptable, and here’s the proof: someone has compiled the Apache source code and is running a Web server on his Playstation 2 (albeit running Linux, not the native PS2 operating system): Apache has a reputation for being flexible and adaptable, and here’s the proof: someone has compiled […]

Chat Blazer from Pendulab is designed for enterprises looking to create their own chat rooms, whether for business, nonprofit, or educational use. Possible scenarios include a chat community sponsored by a Web business for its users, a members-only discussion, customer support, a moderated or celebrity chat, or events and conferences. Chat Blazer from Pendulab is […]

Internet Security Systems (ISS), a provider of information protection solutions, has released its Internet Risk Impact Summary Report (IRIS) for the second quarter of 2002. Internet Security Systems’ IRIS provides cyber-attack trends based on the industry’s largest number of monitored security devices, actual attacks detected and researched vulnerabilities. Internet Security Systems’ IRIS provides cyber-attack trends […]

Christopher Rice           It is no secret that there have been quite a few viruses floating around lately.  It seems that they just get better and better.  The virus software cannot stay up to speed with this stuff because it is literally impossible. It is no secret that there have been quite a few viruses […]

By Gretchen Hyman Sun Microsystems Tuesday renewed its commitment to the UltraSparc family of processor chips and outlined a strategic “road map” for its UltraSparc product rollout. The new 1.2GHz IV processor will be built on copper interconnect technology at 0.13 microns, while the UltraSparc V should zoom along at 3GHz. According to information released […]

Lumping together all application servers into a single category may be a disservice to those that are aimed at a particular niche. In the case of Oracle Application Server, Enterprise Edition, there’s no doubt about the product’s niche — the enterprise — and when compared with most of the other application servers reviewed here, this […]