Opening PDF Files in a Browser from a SharePoint 2010 library
When we try to open PDF files from a SharePoint 2010 library using IE 8 or above, we get prompted to Save the file and it does not open in the browser directly.
Manoj is a SharePoint consultant and administrator. Over the last seven years he has transitioned from a .NET developer to a SharePoint Professional. Currently Manoj is working with an organization to help manage their SharePoint farm and associated solutions. He has earned an Engineering graduate degree and currently resides in southern India with his family.
Forms Based Authentication in SharePoint site
There are situations when we need to provide access to a SharePoint site for users that are external to our domain. They could be clients, partners or vendors. We do not want to add these users to our Active Directory, so NTLM authentication is not an opt
Install and Configure a Light Weight LDAP Directory for SharePoint
Active Directory (AD) is an obvious choice for a user information store in Microsoft server environments. But if the requirement is to have an isolated light weight user store, Active Directory would be overkill or may not be appropriate.
Creating a Custom Database Name for the Central Admin Content Database
While configuring SharePoint 2010 using the GUI, the Central Administration (CA) content database name will have a GUID in it (long 36 character alphanumeric string). This is not a real problem but it looks annoying. Moreover a custom name would make it