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Wed 13 Jun 2007

Windows Server 2008: Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)

By Michael Pietroforte | 9 Comments | Permalink

A Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) is a new type of domain controller in Windows Server 2008. Its main purpose is to improve security in office branches. In this post, I summarize the functionality of RODC.

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Thu 14 Jun 2007

Windows Server 2008: How to install and configure an RODC

By Michael Pietroforte | 4 Comments | Permalink

Yesterday, I summarized the features of a new type of domain controller in Windows Server 2008, the Read-only Domain Controller (RODC). Today, I will describe how to install and configure an RODC.

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Fri 15 Jun 2007

Windows Server 2008: the disadvantages of RODCs

By Michael Pietroforte | 6 Comments | Permalink

I don’t have much experience with RODCs yet. However, I already see some of the downsides of this new kind of domain controller:
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