Category: Active Directory

Active Directory, PowerShell

Set-ADDomainMode

Set-ADDomainMode Set-ADDomainMode Sets the domain mode for an Active Directory domain. Syntax Copy Set-ADDomainMode [-Identity] <ADDomain> [-DomainMode] {<Windows2000Domain> | <Windows2003InterimDomain> | <Windows2003Domain> | <Windows2008Domain> | <Windows2008R2Domain> | <UnknownDomain>} [-AuthType {<Negotiate> | <Basic>}] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-PassThru <switch>] [-Server <string>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>] · Identity · DomainMode · AuthType · Credential · PassThru · Server · Confirm · WhatIf Detailed Description The Set-ADDomainMode cmdlet sets the domain mode for a domain. You specify the domain mode by setting the DomainMode parameter. The domain mode can be set to the following values that are listed in order of functionality from lowest to highest. […]

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Active Directory

AD CS: Online Certificate Status Protocol Support

AD CS: Online Certificate Status Protocol Support Updated: April 7, 2010 Applies To: Windows Server 2008 Certificate revocation is a necessary part of the process of managing certificates issued by certification authorities (CAs). The most common means of communicating certificate status is by distributing certificate revocation lists (CRLs). In the Windows Server® 2008 operating system, public key infrastructures (PKIs) where the use of conventional CRLs is not an optimal solution, an Online Responder based on the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) can be used to manage and distribute revocation status information. What does OCSP support do? The use of Online […]

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Active Directory

Dsamain

Dsamain Updated: July 26, 2010 Applies To: Windows Server 2008 Exposes Active Directory data that is stored in a snapshot or backup as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server. Dsamain.exe is a command-line tool that is built into Windows Server 2008. It is available if you have the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) server role installed. It is also available if you install the Active Directory Domain Services Tools that are part of the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). For more information, see How to Administer Microsoft Windows Client and […]

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