Active Directory

Active Directory (AD) is a crucial component of most modern Windows-based networks. It stores information about users, computers, and other network resources, making it a vital part of network management. …

Usernames and passwords used to be the standard for account security until the advent of phishing and social engineering. Even experienced users still fall victim to password compromise leading to …

Active Directory (AD) Schema is a blueprint or framework that defines the structure of objects (such as users, computers, groups, and other resources) stored in an Active Directory domain. It …

Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) is a special boot mode in Microsoft Windows Server operating systems used to perform maintenance tasks on Active Directory (AD) Domain Services, such as restoring …

Are you tired of manually deleting users from the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) interface? Or are you facing the challenge of processing bulk AD user deletion requests? PowerShell …

Creating user accounts in Active Directory can be time-consuming and error-prone, mainly when dealing with large numbers of users. Administrators can use PowerShell to automate importing user accounts into Active …

Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) is a special type of operation performed by Active Directory domain controllers that requires a DC server to be unique in a domain or forest. …

The Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles are critical components of an Active Directory domain controller. They are responsible for managing various operations within the domain, including creating and deleting …

The DCPROMO (Domain Controller Promoter) console utility is used on Windows Server to install the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) role, promoting a member server to the AD domain controller …

To keep your Active Directory in the best shape, you should periodically check the replication between domain controllers using the repadmin and dcdiag tools. The repadmin command line tool can …