Lessons learned in a MS Exchange 2007 installation

While installing Exchange server 2007 R3 in my domain I seem to have run across a number of problems leading to three lessons learned. 1.     Don’t bother trying to install MS exchange in a child domain of active directory deployment. I ran across the apparently common error that the Exchange server in the child domain … Continue reading Lessons learned in a MS Exchange 2007 installation

Troubleshooting windows access issues

Just now I needed to troubleshoot a very specific problem: Having just removed my domain controller from a domain, and subsequently re-adding it into a child domain, I was unable to install the certificate authority service successfully. During the install process, the installer would always fail at the stage where it generates the cryptographic keys. … Continue reading Troubleshooting windows access issues