Tag Archives: Active Directory

How to Setup and Use Dynamic Groups TTL Windows Server 2016 and Server 2012R2

  Dynamic Groups setting in Windows Server 2012R2 and Server 2016 provide an Entry Time To Live (TTL) in Active Directory. This allows IT Administrators the ability to setup temporary Dynamic Groups that can automatically remove permissions when necessary. In this video, Rick Trader shows how to use Ldifde to setup and manage Dynamic Groups … Continue reading How to Setup and Use Dynamic Groups TTL Windows Server 2016 and Server 2012R2

Using PowerShell to Reset Active Directory Passwords in Bulk

See our complete Course Schedule for upcoming training. Classes are held in Phoenix, AZ and can be attended online from anywhere in the world with RemoteLive™. Instructor: Rick Trader  Video Transcription: Video Transcription: One of the issues you might run into after using a bulk import tool into your Active Directory database is all your User Accounts come into … Continue reading Using PowerShell to Reset Active Directory Passwords in Bulk

Windows Server – How to identify which domain controller authenticated a user

A question came up in class this week which is asked quite often when I am teaching an Active Directory class. Whether it is the Active Directory administration class or the advanced design class I am asked, “I have a user that is logged on. I don’t think they received the correct GPO settings, is there … Continue reading Windows Server – How to identify which domain controller authenticated a user

Installing Active Directory Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest in Windows Server – Part 3

In Part 1 of this series (Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1) I wrote on how to establish an Active Directory Forest. In Part 2 (Installing Active Directory – Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest (AD DS) in Windows … Continue reading Installing Active Directory Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest in Windows Server – Part 3

Installing Active Directory – Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest (AD DS) in Windows Server – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series (Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1) I wrote on how to establish an Active Directory Forest. This is Part 2. In this blog we will explore how to add a child domain to an existing AD DS Forest. … Continue reading Installing Active Directory – Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest (AD DS) in Windows Server – Part 2

Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1

This is Part 1 of a 3 part series in installing AD DS. In this blog we will explore establishing the AD DS Forest. In Part 2 (Installing Active Directory – Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest (AD DS) in Windows Server – Part 2) we explored how to … Continue reading Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1