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Tag: Active Directory

  • Mac OS X: resolving keychain issues

    My current work environment consists of mostly Macs authenticating against a MS Active Directory server (see my earlier post all about Joining Mac systems to Active Directory). One of the disadvantages of this setup – one that has prevented me from rolling out an agency-wide password expiration policy – is the fact that, when a user…

  • Joining Macs systems to Active Directory

    My current job has me working in an (almost) all-Mac desktop environment. However, we’re in the curious position of running a predominantly Windows-based backend (precipitated by our use of MS Exchange Server). For obvious reasons (password expiration being a big one), it makes some sense to join the Macs to Active Directory, yet it took…

  • Configuring DNS servers on NIC card of Active Directory system

    If your office is using a Windows Server system as your primary AD/DHCP/DNS box then you need to be a bit careful about how you configure that computers network interface card. Here are a few tips to keep in mind: If you have multiple NICs on the machine, don’t try bonding them together – Microsoft…