Category Archives: Messaging

Enterprise messaging tools, such as MS Exchange

LDAP query performance

Posted on September 18, 2011 by brian.wuchner

The other day I was having a discussion with a co-worker about Active Directory performance related to standard LDAP queries. The complaint (and basis for my involvement in the discussion) was based around poor LDAP performance, which was assumed to … Continue reading →

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Export, Compare, and Synchronize Active Directory Schemas

Posted on May 18, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I’ve had this link in my notes for a long time. I’ve only used it twice, but thought it was worth sharing. If you ever need to make a test Active Directory for some really crazy testing, and you’ve ever … Continue reading →

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Get ActiveSync Users

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Steve Kremer

When you have almost 30,000 mailboxes, managing ActiveSync can become a nightmare.  The nice thing about ActiveSync is that is just works.  There is not too much configuration to get it setup, but if you do not plan ahead, you … Continue reading →

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Guest bloggers

Posted on February 17, 2011 by brian.wuchner

Good evening, I have been speaking with co-workers about this blog and a few expressed interest in blogging about their day-to-day systems administration duties. In the near future you may see some posts from Steve Kremer. Steve is a co-worker … Continue reading →

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Active Directory Management with Active Administrator

Posted on December 15, 2009 by brian.wuchner

I had a need the other day to restore a deleted OU from a Windows 2003 Active Directory.  This used to be such a big deal; requiring the AD, Server and Backup guys all working together.  Authoritative restores are such a … Continue reading →

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