Before jumping into this week’s topic, let me correct something from last week’s newsletter. Mr. Mar-Elia, of SDM Software, is named Darren, not Daniel as I called him last week. While he’s not averse ...

In Windows or any Operating System, there exist one or more superuser accounts. A superuser is a special user account that serves as the administrator of the system. It can be in charge of the ...

Every Windows computer has a Local Administrator account that is created at the time of Windows installation. As described above, the Administrator has full access to the Windows device as compared to ...

Introduction to Linux and Windows system administration tasks focusing on system administration skills, administering user capabilities, the file system, access controls, and other system services ...

As a Windows system administrator, you constantly perform many routine tasks in an effort to manage, maintain, and support your Windows environment. Occasionally the need will arise to create a script ...

Not all Windows updates are security updates, but even scheduled cumulative updates that add new features to the operating system platform sometimes impact security areas. Take, for example, the ...

System administration has always been windows’ Achilles’ heel. The graphical tools that simplify basic chores just get in the way when there’s heavy lifting to be done. And CMD.EXE, the hapless ...

Ever heard someone saying it's tough being an administrator? Well, it is a tough job that sees no end to providing support, as well as securing, troubleshooting and installing software and systems in ...