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 …
Active Directory
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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 …
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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 …
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User accounts in Active Directory have various attributes, among which there are two interesting and critical attributes: samAccountName and UserPrincipalName (usually it is called UPN), the differences between which are not understood by many …
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Sometimes there are situations when the AD user account keeps locking out. This happens when you try to log on to a domain computer and get an error on the …
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You can use the Active Directory Attribute Editor to get/change the LDAP attribute values of any user, computer, or group in your domain. There are several different tools available for …
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When you create Active Directory OUs, they have the “Protect container from accidental deletion” option enabled by default. If you try to delete such an OU with the Active Directory …
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When you sign up for a new Microsoft 365 tenant, a default password policy is already in place that Microsoft considers optimal. It helps secure your users’ accounts by forcing …
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Changing the name of an Active Directory domain is a rather rare procedure that few AD administrators have actually performed. The process of renaming a domain must be properly planned …
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All objects (classes) of Active Directory have a predefined set of attributes (properties). For example, the AD user class has the attributes Name, Surname, City, Office, OfficePhone, and so on. …