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Help Desk RCDC Tab for Unlocking and Unregistering Users from SSPR
In virtually every Self-Service Password Reset engagment I have done, there is always some role that...
Date: 11/05/2015
How to Enable Users to Access the MIM Portal
Ok, so you' ve imported all the users into the portal, but no other account can access it other than...
Date: 11/03/2015
How to Update a Resource's Reference Attribute with just a Function Evaluator
I figured out something very simply yet no know with whom I consulted knew how to do: How does one...
Date: 05/07/2014
Automating Rebuilding of FIM Service Database Full-Text Index Catalogs
A recommend practice is the regular rebuilding of the full text catalog for the FIM Service...
Date: 05/02/2013
Automating the Clearing of a FIM Synchronization Server's of Run History
As many of you know, periodically clearing of the FIM Synchronization Server's Run History is not...
Date: 05/02/2013
FIM 2010 Kerberos Overview & Setup
I don't usually do this, but I came across just a great article on how FIM 2010 utilizes Kerberos...
Date: 01/22/2013
FIM 2010 R2 SSPR Portals - 503: Service Unavailable / App Pool Services Stopping
This is a quick one and one I am going to jot down because sometimes the resolution to issues is...
Date: 10/09/2012
Installing FIM SSPR Portals & Error: "Unable to connect to the Internet Information Server (Error: -2147221164)"
This evening, I was installing the FIM 2010 R2 Self-Server Password Register and Reset portals on a...
Date: 10/02/2012
Forefront Identity Manager Synchronization Service is having trouble contacting SQL server -- Bah!
When installing FIM, do you ever get one of these: "Forefront Identity Manager Synchronization...
Date: 10/01/2012
SQL Server MA Resulting throwing "stopped-server" Exception
Last night, the one of our SQL MAs stopped working correctly with no apparent reason. Whatever...
Date: 09/27/2012
Hiding the Display of Domain Information in the FIM 2010 Password Reset Portal
One of the features of FIM 2010 R2 is that the password reset portal is now anonymously accessible;...
Date: 08/02/2012
Debugging the FIM 2010 SSPR "PWUnrecoverableError" error
Last night, I had a particularly devilish time trying to figure out why when users were attempting...
Date: 08/02/2012
Ever Seen One of These? InvalidRepresentationException
While doing some custom FIM Activity development, I came across an exception that I had never seen...
Date: 05/23/2012
Publishing a Custom Work Flow Activity to FIM 2010: Step-by-step
I have had a couple of newer FIM consultants ask me how to "get their custom activities into FIM"....
Date: 05/09/2012
Schema Retrieval Failed? Take Care When Creating Navbar Resources!
Last night, I spent a good 5 hours trying to determine why when a member of the Administrator set...
Date: 05/08/2012
QuickSheet: How to create a custom view of resources in FIM 2010
This blog entry is to intended to act as a quick checklist or roadmap for those experienced in FIM...
Date: 05/03/2012
FIM 2010 R2 RC
For those that missed it or need it, the following is a list of the changes included in FIM 2010 R2...
Date: 12/08/2011
What is Dynamic DNS?
Introduction What is Dynamic DNS? The short technical answer is: “Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is an...
Date: 04/01/2011
Identity Management: A System Engineering Survey of Concepts and Analytical Approaches.
Abstract Identity Management is a new and emerging field where business processes and technology are...
Date: 04/01/2011
A Letter to My Clients: How Computers Work
Dear Mr. Client O'Mine:Per your request to give you a high-level explanation of how computers work,...
Date: 04/01/2011
Even more about CPUs: What is CPU Caching?
Well, the slowest steps in the fetch-execute cycle are those that require accessing memory...
Date: 04/01/2011
CPU Parallelism: Techinques of Processor Optimization
There are two forms of parallelism that serve to improve the performance of processors: the first is...
Date: 04/01/2011
More on Cores: Single Core? Dual Core? Quad Core? What's the Difference?
The core of a processor refers its components, along with system memory, that facilitate the...
Date: 04/01/2011
CPU Core Symmetry: Asymmetrical versus Symmetrical
The symmetry of a multi-core processor refers to whether the cores are of a homogenous or...
Date: 04/01/2011
Computer Memory: A Brief Survey of Technologies
Below is a (very) brief cheat-sheet of descriptions of the most commonly used memory technology and...
Date: 04/01/2011
From a 100' View, What is TCP/IP? For that matter, what is a protocol?
Conceptually, a network is nothing more than a shared location used by several entities to...
Date: 04/01/2011
What is Steganography? A Quick Primer
Since the beginning of the War on Terrorism, there has been much fear and suspicion that terrorists...
Date: 04/01/2011
Software Maintenance Process of IEEE Standard 14764-2006
IEEE 12207: International Standard: Software Engineering - Softare Life Cycle Processes defines that...
Date: 04/01/2011
Lehman’s Laws of Software Evolution and the Staged-Model
Abstract Many of the software lifecycle models of today focus on and prioritize the initial...
Date: 04/01/2011
HelloWorld();
Hey Everyone, Access Management needs, it's everywhere! I finally figured out how to associate my...
Date: 03/30/2011