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You take all your computer accounts in Active Directory, filter out the old records (I use a cut-off of 30 days), and then compare it to your SMS or SCCM database. (I showed you how to export the LastLogin date from Active Directory here). An aside: I love Active Directory, as you can use [...] Use the LastLogonTimeStamp or the LastLogin Active Directory attribute. If you are on a Windows 2003 Functional Domain or later, use LastLogonTimeStamp. If you are on a Windows 2000 Functional Domain, you’re stuck with LastLogon (and a bit more work). LastLogonTimeStamp. This is how I got the LastLogonTimeStamp for all the computers in my [...] In Windows 2000 you could create a shortcut to an Active Directory resource, and turn it into an Windows Explorer view. One of my (now long gone) predecessors worked out it would make life easier for end users.
The AD Folder shortcut would look like this on a Windows 2000 system: The user reported that since a Windows XP upgrade, the icon looked like this: You can tell the Windows 2000 shortcut looks like a Folder shortcut. The Windows XP shortcut, just looks broken. (Click here to continue reading Windows 2000 had Active Directory folders.) We used to hard-code a user’s home directory in a logon script; just like this: net use H: \\NODDY22\%Username%$ Of course, it becomes a problem when you need to change some of the users to another server. Say for load balancing. So you think to yourself, “Oh, I’ll just use the %homeshare% variable!” [...] How to Install GPMC on Server 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7 (via RSAT) Can You See Me – Open Port Check Tool Is a free utility for remotely verifying a port is open or closed. It will be useful for users who wish to check to see if a server is running [...] Get-ComputersNearMe Today I learned a little bit about how to get to some of the data stored within special shell folders. You can get a list of all of the easy-to-get-to special folders here. I noticed one folder in particular that a bunch of systems administrators I know want to read, and that’s the [...] W2K3 to W2K8 Active Directory Upgrade Considerations I have collected some upgrade considerations from a couple colleagues of mine and have been sharing them on our internal technical DLs as the question comes up. I have gotten positive feedback on the notes and have been encouraged to post them. So, here they are. Though, [...] |
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