The Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, which is included with Windows Server 2008 R2, can be used to administer Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) objects, including computer ...

One of the advantages of Microsoft's Active Directory is that it allows users to search objects in the database by performing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol queries. LDAP is an industry ...

The NetPro folks in Scottsdale, Arizona have a history of innovative products that allow you to figure out what’s going on inside your network. DirectoryInsight is no exception. DirectoryInsight’s ...

Understanding the ins and outs of AD and object permissions is no simple task, but your efforts can help avoid catastrophe. "I need more circuits in this room," I told him. "Oh, computers don't draw ...

Jesus Vigo covers how systems administrators leverage PowerShell cmdlets to manage Active Directory networks, including the devices and users it services. Microsoft’s PowerShell (PS) management ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

Not all of the available attributes for the User Object in Active Directory are available via the Computers and Users management interface. While we could populate those attributes using various ...

I have three DCs. Two physical. One virtual (Hyper-V virtual machine). All three are 2008 R2. Since I have two physical DCs and to keep server count down I decided to dcpromo the virtual DC. It ...

How to join a Linux computer to an Active Directory domain Your email has been sent Organizations with an AD infrastructure in place that wish to provision Linux computers can bind those devices to ...

One of the advantages of Microsoft's Active Directory is that it allows users to search objects in the database by performing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol queries. LDAP is an industry ...