How can I easily give someone the Log On Locally user right on a Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers? In Windows 2000 (and Windows Server 2003) servers that are configured as Domain Controllers only 5 groups have the right to log on locally on the computer. Those groups are: Administrators, Account, Print,...
Last Update: Oct 31, 2022
Image Credit: Microsoft If you are an admin and have been scrambling the past week to patch the PrintNightmare vulnerability, you are not alone. The messaging around this zero-day has been confusing with Microsoft saying they have a solution, industry experts saying it’s not effective, and now Microsoft saying “you’re patching it wrong”. Microsoft isn’t…
Windows has an unfixable security flaw. That’s the frightening conclusion of this researcher, who says he can inject code—at will—into browsers and other Windows apps. It affects all versions of Windows released in the past 16 years, he says. And it can’t be patched, without breaking legitimate desktop apps. It could be bad for containerized server workloads, too…
It’s the end of an era: On Tuesday, Microsoft issued its final set of Patch Tuesday security updates for Windows Server 2003.
Aidan Finn looks back on his experience when he first deployed Windows Server 2003 and considers what might have happened in the future.
This comprehensive guide to Windows Server 2003 end of support contains all you need to know to begin planning your migration to Windows Server 2012 R2.
Russell Smith shows us how to migrate Windows Server 2003 file servers using Windows Server migration tools.
Russell Smith teaches us how to install and migrate DHCP settings, as well as steps for demoting a Windows Server 2003 domain controller, and raising domain and forest functional levels.
In this series on migrating from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2, learn how to easily install Active Directory, as well as steps for transferring FSMO Roles.
Russell Smith shows us how to migrate Active Directory domain controllers running Windows Server 2003, including DNS and DHCP, to Windows Server 2012 R2.