Active Directory Security

How to trace Password reset in Active Directory ?

How can i trace who among my sys admin team has reset the GM's password. Is there any ways or tools (except manageengine) to track the password reset in window 2003 AD Domain. Thanks in Advance.

Active Directory

can AD only lock accounts that pose a threat - with regards to a virus that locks accounts. I found a w32.downadup.b virus on the domain and it locks all accounts in AD. how can i configure AD to ignore the accounts that are not posing a threat. Software/Hardware used: Active Directory

active directory

what loacal or active directory item can effect the effective permissions

Active Directory/User Drive

OS=Windows Server 2003 We have a drive on our network that is set up for users each user has their own folder. Some users want their stuff more secure than others. So how can I set it up to where user A cannot access user B,C,D,E,F or G? User A has full rights to only user A's folder. Each...

can't find the parent object of a security group

I have a security group in the NTFS permission of "netlogon" share. I can't remove it because it is inherinting from a parent object. The problem is I can't find the parent object. The parent folder of "netlogon" folder does not have this security group. I can uncheck the inheritable permissions...

GAL Exchange 2003

Would like to restrict users from altering, especailly deleting names from the global address list in exchange 2003. Have set security for 'everyone' and 'domain users' in AD and Exchange System Manager - thanks

How to connect a server using DSL routers

My company is having 30 users at different different location all of them is having separete DSL routers with a VPN tunnel ... And i wanted to connect them to the main server and create a active directory to deny using the cdrom,startmenu, flash drive, games and etc they should only use the company...

How do I setup a group policy to remove the client xpp firewall in small business server 2003?

I have inherited an SBS 2003 R2 domain. Server running well. I want to use SNMP for monitoring purposes. How do I setup a group policy to remove the client xpp firewall in small business server 2003 so I can use SNMP? Thanks in advance

Active Directory

How to prevent one OU to communicate with other OU in win2k,win2k3 and win2k8

How do I deny rights to outside users accessing our network?

I’ve just recently started a new job in a company with an existing 2K3 AD setup. The company started small, and has grown rapidly. During the earlier stages, security and ACLs were fairly relaxed, with the default fairly “wide-open” browse access to drives, folders etc. for Domain Users...

Active Directory housekeeping

In layman’s terms, what are the risks or consequences associated with dormant, inactive object in Active Directory? Other that the security implication associated with accounts and besides it being good housekeeping, what are the benefits of removing or the risks associated with leaving unused...