I’ve recently had to perform a file server migration from a Windows Server 2003 to a Windows Server 2008 R2 server which contained users’ Active Directory redirected folders. It’s been awhile since I’ve had to move redirected folders and I realized how I forgot the
I recently had the opportunity to work with 2 consultants from Citrix Consulting Services for a client who has been experiencing performance issues in their remote office and one of the recommendations was to schedule weekly reboots for their dedicated desktops on a weekly basis
As many Exchange 2003 to 2007 and 2010 migrations I’ve done over the years, I think the part of the migration I dread most is the end of the migration when the Exchange 2003 server needs to be decommissioned. Other than making sure that all
I get asked the question about creating a GPO to enable the following 2 settings quite often: Remote AssistanceAllow Remote Assistance connections to this computer Remote DesktopAllow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure) As I know I’ll get asked
Problem You’ve recently updated your Mac OS X to Mavericks version 10.9.1: … and noticed that if you attempt to map a SMB share on a Active Directory file server via: smb://<ipAddress or Name> You would receive the authentication challenge prompt: … credentials would be
I recently had to configure a Directory Sync feature between a cloud based SPAM filtering service and a client’s Active Directory and came across the option of either syncing via regular LDAP port 389 (unecrypted) or LDAPS over SSL port 636. While the service account
After realizing that I had to dig deep into my notes and search for registry settings on the web that I’ve used multiple times over the years, I thought I’d write a post to serve as something for me to reference in the future when
Problem You’ve received a complaint that when a user attempts to log onto their desktop, they immediate get kicked off. Logging onto the desktop with another account appears to be fine and the following errors are found in the event logs: Event ID 1532: Windows
A common problem that many Citrix administrators come across is when an Active Directory GPO is configured to present a security banner to users who log onto domain joined servers or workstations. The problem this poses is that applications published on Citrix XenApp servers will
I’ve found that there are plenty of times when I needed to determine the CA name and the server name of a Microsoft Enterprise Certificate Authority whether it’s because I’m using a tool that does not or cannot auto discover Enterprise CA information to request
