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How to Configure Offline Files

Configure Offline Files You can able to access, and work with the network files even you disconnected from the network, using the Offline Files features Especially if you are a laptop user and you update the network files on the move without network connection then you can use an offline files When you reconnect, all… Read More »

Usage of 3GB and PAE Switch for various applications

Usage of /3GB and /PAE flag for various applications The default setting should not include the /3GB switch. Microsoft thinks the best solution would be a matrix of physical memory, OS version, and application. For Active Directory(Domain Controllers)Always use /3GB for Active Directory For Exchange serversAlways use /3GB for Mailbox and Public Folder servers Never… Read More »

PAE switch

PAE switch PAE (Physical Address Extension) switch is used to address more than 4 GB of physical memory, to enable PAE, you have to use the /PAE switch in the Boot.ini file. PAE switch to provide more physical memory to a program which reduces the need to swap memory of the page file and results… Read More »

3GB switch

3GB switch Many of us not clear about the usage of /3GB switch, what it’s all about and why we require a 3GB switch in Boot.ini file Standard memory configuration of 32bit system is 2Gb, and Windows 2000 & 2003 can use up to 4Gb of memory. The /3GB switch changes the 4Gb addressable space… Read More »

Sync the Active Directory replication between two domain controllers in low bandwidth sites

Normally replication fails, if it doesn’t have enough bandwidth to complete the scheduled replication, you can use the below command to Sync the Active Directory replication between two domain controllers in low bandwidth sites. Syntax: repadmin /replicate destination_dsa source_dsa Naming Context /async Example: repadmin /replicate server2.test.com server1.test.com dc=test,dc=com /async Destination server Name: server2.test.com Source server… Read More »

Sync replication with all of its replication partners

Force the active directory replication with the entire replication partner In some scenario you want to force active directory replication with the entire replication partner, let say you have a 10 connection objects corresponding to each of its replication partners and you want to force the replication to all the connection objects on server1.test.com, you… Read More »

Sync the Active Directory replication between two domain controllers

Force the active directory replication between two domain controllers If you want to override the replication schedule or don’t want to wait for the normal replication scheduled, need to initiate a replication immediately from server1.test.com to server2.test.com, you can use the below commands Syntax: repadmin /replicate destination_dsa source_dsa Naming Context Example: repadmin /replicate server2.test.com server1.test.com… Read More »

Active Directory Health Check

How to perform active directory health check: As an administrator you have to check your active directory health daily to reduce the active directory related issues, if you are not monitoring the health of your active directory what will happen Let’s say one of the Domain Controller failed to replicate, first day you will not have… Read More »

Change users wallpaper

We have many ways to do this, depends on the requirement you can select one 1. Change users wallpaper through GPO2. Change manually on per computer through registry3. Change manually on per computer through changing the wallpaper1.bmp 1. Change users wallpaper through GPO In active directory, you can change wallpaper through group policy, depends on… Read More »