In addition to the 5 FSMO roles in Active Directory, there is the sixth (unofficial) domain controller role — Global Catalog (GC). Unlike FSMO roles, any controller in a domain …
Active Directory
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In a networked environment, security is of paramount importance. Implementing an effective account lockout policy in Active Directory is crucial to ensuring security. Account lockout policy helps prevent unauthorized access …
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An RODC is a specialized domain controller that holds a read-only copy of the Active Directory database, providing an extra layer of security for branch offices or locations with limited …
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In this article, we’ll take a look at few examples of using PowerShell to extract group members from different Active Directory group. This article should teach you how to build …
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An Active Directory group is a special type of object in AD that is used to group together other directory objects. In other words, group is a way of collecting …
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When deleting a domain controller from Active Directory, it is advisable to use the DCPromo (demote) procedure, which allows you to correctly delete all records about the old domain controller …
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There are fixed user attributes by default in Azure Active Directory. These attributes include the User Principal Name, Display Name, Email Address, etc. Suppose you want to add more custom …
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Managing Active Directory (AD) replication is crucial for maintaining a healthy and efficient network infrastructure. Replication ensures that changes made to the directory on one domain controller are propagated to …
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Active Directory groups make managing access and assigning permissions in a domain much more manageable. You can add one AD group to others. These are called nested Active Directory groups. Nested groups …
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By default, when you join a new computer or server to the Active Directory domain (through the properties of the computer), it creates the computer object in the Computers root container. Suppose …