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How Can I Verify that ADAM is Installed?

November 18, 2005 Nov 18, 2005 11/18/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I verify that ADAM is installed?-- CW(image) (image) (image) Hey, CW. Although former President Ronald Reagan is usually given credit for the phrase “Trust but verify,” we’ve always thought that sounded more like the sort of thing a system administrator would say: “Of course I trust you when you ...

How Can I Determine the Name of the Local Administrators Group?

November 2, 2005 Nov 2, 2005 11/2/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the name of the local Administrators group? This can vary depending on the operating system language; for example, in German the name of the group is Administratoren.-- DS(image) (image) (image) Hey, DS. You know, the first thought that popped into our heads when we read your question was ...

How Can I List All the Users in an NT 4.0 Domain?

October 17, 2005 Oct 17, 2005 10/17/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all the users in an NT 4.0 domain, along with their description and logon script path?-- HH(image) (image) (image) Hey, HH. Ah, yes NT 4.0. Windows NT 4.0 reminds us of dandelions: it doesn’t matter whether you like dandelions or not, there’s simply no way to get rid of them. The same is true ...

How Can I Check to See if a User Exists in an NT 4 Domain?

September 7, 2005 Sep 7, 2005 09/7/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I check to see if a user exists in an NT 4 domain?-- PA(image) (image) (image) Hey, PA. You know, if you were to ask us, “How do you back your car out of your driveway?” we’d probably tell you that - after checking all the mirrors - we turn so that we’re facing directly out the back window of the...

How Can I Determine if the Local Administrator Account has been Renamed on a Computer?

July 22, 2005 Jul 22, 2005 07/22/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine if the local administrator account has been renamed on a computer?-- KF(image) (image) (image) Hey, KF. You know, our first thought was to tell you to use ADSI and try to bind to the local administrator account on the computer; if that failed, that would mean that there was no account named ...