Tag Archives: windows server

Deep dive into NTFS permission

By | September 27, 2020

I am sure you are well aware of ACL (Access Control List). The access on any file or folder is controlled by ACL. Means, if we want that specific user can only access, or having specific level of access on any folder or file, that can be controlled by ACL. The same in Windows Server/Workstation… Read More »

Understanding FSMO Roles – 1: Initial things

By | May 6, 2020

I remember when I started working as Windows Admin several years ago, FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) was a kind of nightmare for me. I Googled hundred times to find out what exactly it is, but found too theoretical/non-practical information. Now when I actually know what exactly it is, I find it very clear and… Read More »

RODC Installation (step by step)

By | March 26, 2020

In last post, we have understood the basic concept of Read Only Domain Controller and why we actually use it. In this post, I will take you to the steps to install and configure RODC. In this article, first few steps will be exact the same which we have already discussed in Active Directory Installation… Read More »

What is RODC and why we need it?

By | March 20, 2020

Any of you who knows about Domain Controller, must be aware of Read Only Domain Controller. The concept of Domain Controller is quite straight forward but when we talk about RODCs, it’s not that simple. The concept of RODC is, if not very complex, but surely one of the most confusing topics in Active Directory.… Read More »

Windows Server 2016 Installation (step by step)

By | March 16, 2020

Windows Server 2016 is major edition from Microsoft on which most of the companies are moving. However the latest edition of OS is Server 2019, but 2016 adoption is still in progress. We have already published the article on Windows Server 2019 installation. Let’s see the installation steps of Windows Server 2016: Once you boot… Read More »

Windows 2008 Server Installation (step by step)

By | March 8, 2020

Yes, I know what many of you are thinking. Why 2008 server? Well there is no straight answer for this. I was setting up 2008 server for my lab testing so thought of sharing with you. Many organization (including mine) are still using 2008 servers, perhaps this article will help them. However, Microsoft has stopped… Read More »

How to setup web page to change user’s password?

By | March 4, 2020

In small companies, generally System Administrators change User’s password on their request. But in big enterprise, it’s not possible to do in same way. As a solution, we can setup a global web page and let Users change their password by themselves. This we can do in any Windows Server, part of the domain. Let’s… Read More »