Active Directory Domain Controllers vs. Active Directory The question of "domain controllers vs. Active Directory" is answered in quite the unexpected, yet entertaining way in this post.
Active Directory "An Active Directory Domain Controller Could not be Contacted" [Solved] Learn the steps to fix the infamous error: "An Active Directory Domain Controller Could not be Contacted".
Active Directory How to Force Azure AD Connect to Sync [Walkthrough] Learn all about how to use Azure AD Connect to force and schedule a sync with your on-prem AD environment and Azure AD.
Active Directory Managing Active Directory Groups using PowerShell Learn how to manage Active Directory groups, group members individually, in bulk with a CSV and more in this example-driven post.
Active Directory Learning Active Directory and LDAP Filters in PowerShell Query Active Directory objects faster with PowerShell and learn how to build Active Directory filters (PowerShell and LDAP)!
Active Directory How to Install the PowerShell Active Directory Module and Connect Learn how to install the PowerShell Active Directory module for Windows 10, Windows Server and authenticate to AD in this detailed blog post!
Active Directory How to Find Domain-Joined Computers not in an Active Directory Site Learn where to look and how to automate finding roaming, domain-joined Active Directory computers not in a site.
PowerShell How to Create a Simple Employee Onboarding Script (PowerShell) Here's how to build out a PowerShell script to automate all of those mundane tasks you have to do when onboarding new employees.
Active Directory How to Find the Last Backup for a Domain Controller (Active Directory) Learn how to query all of the domain controllers in Active Directory and determine the last time a domain controller backup happened.
Active Directory The End-All Guide to Repairing Active Directory Trust Relationships In this extensive guide, understand and learn how to fix the error "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed".
Active Directory Active Directory Database Size Monitoring: Building a Monitor Learn how to discover where your Active Directory database lives on your DCs and how to monitor it's size with PowerShell.
Active Directory How to Find Active Directory Admin Accounts Authenticated by RODCs Learn how to find all RODCs in your Active Directory domain and discover if you have any admin accounts being authenticated against them.
Active Directory How to Sync AD using PowerShell and a CSV File Learn how to use a community PowerShell module called PSADSync to sync AD with PowerShell (users). We will cover how to set up a simple AD sync with a CSV file in this tutorial blog post.
Active Directory AD DNS forwarders: Managing and Automating with PowerShell Windows DNS forwarders and conditional forwarders are an important part of your DNS infrastructure. In this tutorial, we're going to cover AD DNS forwarders and how you can manage them in your environment.
PowerShell An Active Directory user is locked out: don't panic! An Active Directory user is locked out in your organization. Don't panic, instead learn how to use PowerShell to figure out why.
PowerShell How to use PowerShell to get a GPO linked to an OU In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to write PowerShell to get a GPO linked at an OU (and more!)
Active Directory Active Directory Scripts Galore: Come and Get It! If you need to automate just about anything in Active Directory, check out this long list of Active Directory scripts.
Softerra A Review of Softerra's Adaxes AD Automation Software Full Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by Softerra.Active Directory (AD) has been a critical piece of functionality in a huge majority of businesses. AD has provided us with single sign-on functionality
Active Directory Get Active Directory Users From Text File Use this blog post and attached PowerShell script to read Active Directory users from a text file.Some say to only share scripts that have been fully vetted and tested. It's very important
PowerShell Worm spreads across network. Powershell chosen as ally to opposition. Picture this. You drive into work, grab a cup of coffee, sit down at your desk and log in. It's a typical day; a couple of tickets came in overnight, last night's backups
PowerShell Server-Side vs. Client-Side Active Directory Filtering Searching for objects in Active Directory is a cinch with PowerShell. �However, you need to know how to use filters to be the most efficient with your time!When filtering objects in Active
PowerShell Easily Find all Undefined Clients in Active Directory I was working on a project recently and needed to find all of the undefined clients in an Active Directory domain. �Undefined clients are those domain members that are in an IP subnet
PowerShell Find all Active Directory Groups that a Member of a Group is In I had an Active Directory group containing thousands of user accounts. Each of these user accounts were a member of another group that always was just a bunch of numbers. I needed to
PowerShell Quit With the Text Files Already As a PowerShell beginner you're probably a Googling maniac; I was definitely. �As you go out and find script snippets out there you'll find that a ton of examples demonstrate a concept of
Active Directory How to Find the Max Length for an Active Directory Attribute Today, I had some users complaining that they could not populate a certain Active Directory attribute with a fairly long string. Because I didn't want to fire up ADSIedit to do this, I
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