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Windows Live@EDU Single Sign On

EasyReadArticles.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:49:24 +0000

Greetings,

Currently I am doing a project to get students onto Live@EDU.

With all the administration of users, groups to the side we need to implement Live into our sharepoint portal; currently running our own and down the track moving to scholaris.

Below is a project the guys at microsoft recommended I have a look at. I am still looking for other methods so I’ll comment on anything new I will find.

Project Description
The Windows Live@EDU Single Sign On project provides a middle tier WCF service, as well as SharePoint web parts and direct connectors for providing Single Sign On from your student portal into the Windows Live@EDU environment.

Windows Live@EDU Single Sign On Service

This project contains three main components, all designed to facilitate the single sign on environment for the Microsoft® Live@EDU service.

http://liveedusso.codeplex.com/

VMWare View

EasyReadArticles.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:25:27 +0000

20 Dell Optiplex FX160 are ready to GO.

But before they can ship out and become thin clients we have to find an easy alternative to streamline the VMWare View process.

We want the log in process to be seamless as possible.

Here are 3 possible solutions we will be looking at over the next couple of weeks. If we succeed with one of these methods I will write up a how to; enjoy

Here are 3 possible solutions we are looking at:

http://www.tehkernel.net/LiveCD/

http://blogs.vmware.com/view/2009/02/vmware-view-client-as-a-shell-for-xpe-and-xp-pro-clients.html

http://vmjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/making-a-thin-client-on-fat-hardware-part-1/

You receive a “Service Unavailable” error message when you browse a Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Web site

EasyReadArticles.com — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:04:12 +0000

We changed our admin’ password which the application pools and websites where using to authenticate, the ‘Services’ logon details do not sync with Active Directory its local machine based.

The website troubleshooting tips wern’t all valid expect for this paragraph and changing “Services” logon information manually:

Use one of the following methods as appropriate to your situation:

a. If Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 is installed on a member server:
1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.
2. Expand Local Users and Groups, and then expand Users.
3. Right-click the account that is used by the application pool for the virtual server, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Member of tab.

Restart IIS after these steps and check site in your browser.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823552