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December 25, 2011Active Directory, PowerShell

Set-ADServiceAccount

Set-ADServiceAccount Modifies an Active Directory service account. Syntax Copy Set-ADServiceAccount [-Identity] <ADServiceAccount> [-AccountExpirationDate <System.Nullable[System.DateTime]>] [-AccountNotDelegated <System.Nullable[bool]>] [-Add <hashtable>] [-Certificates <string[]>] [-Clear <string[]>] [-Description <string>] [-DisplayName <string>] [-Enabled <System.Nullable[bool]>] [-HomePage <string>] [-Remove <hashtable>] [-Replace <hashtable>] [-SamAccountName <string>] [-ServicePrincipalNames <hashtable>] [-TrustedForDelegation <System.Nullable[bool]>] [-AuthType {<Negotiate> | <Basic>}] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Partition <string>] [-PassThru <switch>] [-Server <string>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>] · Identity · AccountExpirationDate · AccountNotDelegated · Add · Certificates · Clear · Description · DisplayName · Enabled · HomePage · Remove · Replace · SamAccountName · ServicePrincipalNames · TrustedForDelegation · AuthType · Credential · Partition · PassThru · Server · Confirm · WhatIf Copy […]

December 25, 2011Active Directory

Managing Service Account Password Changes

Managing Service Account Password Changes When accounts are assigned to a service, the Service Control Manager (SCM) requires the correct password for that account before it can make that assignment. If an incorrect password is supplied the assignment will be rejected by the SCM. Configuring services to use the Local System, Local Service, or Network Service accounts negates the need to manage account passwords because the operating system manages them instead. For other service accounts, the SCM stores account passwords in the services database. After passwords are assigned, the SCM does not verify the passwords stored in that database and […]

December 25, 2011Active Directory

Description of the DNSLint utility

DNSLint is a Microsoft Windows utility that helps you to diagnose common DNS name resolution issues. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Collapse this imageExpand this image Download the Dnslint.exe package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/2/27252452-e530-4455-846a-dd68fc020e16/dnslint.v204.exe) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ ) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The […]