Active Directory

The creation of user accounts in Active Directory is one of the routine tasks of a system administrator. Of course, you can create users manually using the graphical wizard in …

Managing a network of users and computers in an enterprise environment can be challenging. One crucial aspect of network management is tracking when users or computers last logged in. This …

The proxyAddresses attribute in Active Directory is used to assign multiple email addresses to a single user, group or contact. All additional object addresses are known as proxy addresses. Each …

There is a secret weapon tool that many admins may not know about that can be extremely helpful in managing a modern Windows Server environment with Active Directory. The Active …

In this article, we will look at two important elements of the Active Directory infrastructure — sites and subnets. Sites in ADDS are used to combine domain controllers and clients …

Azure PowerShell (Az) is a set of modules that allow you to manage Microsoft Azure from the PowerShell command line. These modules are used to create and configure cloud services …

You can rename user accounts in Active Directory in several ways. You can use AD graphical snap-ins, command-line tools, or PowerShell cmdlets. Let’s explore these methods. How to Rename an …

When working with Active Directory domains, admins must know how to work with the Flexible Single Master Operation Master (FSMO) roles and how these are used. One of the critical …

The user account object in Active Directory contains several properties (attributes), such as canonical name, first name, middle name, last name, e-mail address, phone number, job title, department, country, etc. …

If you accidentally deleted an Active Directory user, don’t panic. It’s not totally gone. At least not yet. When you delete some objects from Active Directory, it is not deleted …