Windows Server notes - NT, win2003, ws2008, win2008

Windows Server 2008

Password Complexity

Password reset

Active directory and group policy

# This Perl code finds all disabled user accounts in a domain.

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Adapted from VBScript code contained in the book:
#      "Active Directory Cookbook" by Robbie Allen
# ISBN: 0-596-00466-4
# ---------------------------------------------------------------

# ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
my $strDomainDN = "";    # e.g. dc=rallencorp,dc=com
# ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
use Win32::OLE;
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;
my $strBase   =  ";";
my $strFilter = "(&(objectclass=user)(objectcategory=person)" . 
                "(useraccountcontrol:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2));";
my $strAttrs  = "name;";
my $strScope  = "subtree";

my $objConn = Win32::OLE->CreateObject("ADODB.Connection");
$objConn->{Provider} = "ADsDSOObject";
$objConn->Open;
my $objRS = $objConn->Execute($strBase . $strFilter . $strAttrs . $strScope);
$objRS->MoveFirst;
while (not $objRS->EOF) {
    print $objRS->Fields(0)->Value,"\n";
    $objRS->MoveNext;
}

LDAP

Asset management

Exchange

freeIPA || identity, policy, audit

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