
windows - Resolve host name from IP address - Server Fault
Oct 13, 2009 · I'm looking for a command line tool which gets an IP address and returns the host name, for Windows.
Can someone please explain Windows Service Principle Names …
A Service Principal Name is a concept from Kerberos. It's an identifier for a particular service offered by a particular host within an authentication domain. The common form for SPNs is …
Windows Active Directory naming best practices? - Server Fault
This is a Canonical Question about Active Directory domain naming. After experimenting with Windows domains and domain controllers in a virtual environment, I've realized that having an …
Overcoming maximum file path length restrictions in Windows
Feb 9, 2011 · And now that file name is only ~235 characters or so, so you will not encounter the "Filename is too long" problems any more. In the Windows API, there is an infamous constant …
Any difference between DOMAIN\username and - Server Fault
The slashed format (DOMAIN\username) is actually the NetBIOS equivalent of the domain's DNS name (domain.mycompany.local). The NetBIOS name is limited to 15 characters and cannot …
windows - hosts file ignored, how to troubleshoot? - Server Fault
The hosts file on Windows computers is used to bind certain name strings to specific IP addresses to override other name resolution methods. Often, one decides to change the hosts …
SMB connection to server fails with "The Network path was not …
Feb 9, 2022 · This occurs if I'm testing with the FQDN, server name or IP. The server responds to pings, and I'm able to open an SMB share on the client computer from the server. Eventviewer …
windows - Current date in the file name - Server Fault
Jun 1, 2009 · I have scheduled backup script that makes the database dump. How can I add the date timestamp to the file name? I am talking about Windows and CMD.
What characters should I use or not use in usernames on Linux?
If not, you could simply adopt a policy of stripping out the unusual characters and using what's left as the user name. Also, you could use the "real name" section of the GECOS field in the …
GPUpdate failing due to LDAP Bind Issue - Server Fault
Oct 29, 2016 · a) Name Resolution failure on the current domain controller. b) Active Directory Replication Latency (an account created on another domain controller has not replicated to the …