Security seems to be a common stumbling block - particularly for those who need to harden security beyond what we provide in the default setup. The Security Hardening Guide has just released and is a great reference for those of you in the security trenches! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...

Another great post by my colleage, Kevin Holman, with very needed info on security mappings in OpsMgr http://blogs.technet.com/kevinholman/archive/2008/04/15/opsmgr-security-account-rights-mapping-what-accounts-need-what-privileges.aspx Steve

Are you working in a highly secure environment? Do you want complete control over what actions are allowed to take place on your servers? The Health Service Lockdown tool (HSLockdown.exe) is your answer. With this tool you are able to decide what limits need to be in place. For more information, see...