Changing the Notation of a Dynamic DNS Host Entry
Changing upper and lower case of a dynamic DNS host entry is not easily possible in case the DNS is integrated into the Active Directory. […]
Migration Manager for AD/Exchange 8.13
Dell Software released a new version of Migration Manager for Active Directory 8.13 (former QMM). The new 8.13 version offers new functionality regarding a migration […]
Offline Files, Work Folder or OneDrive for Business?
Offline Files, Work Folder or OneDrive for Business- what will it be for you? Very often this question arises in daily routine. What are the […]
Removing Foreign Security Principals (FSP)
After a successful migration you have to remove Foreign Security Principals from the domain local groups. This article is all about a simple task that […]
AD PowerShell Basics 4: ADGroup cmdlets
Group Management in Active Directory can be improved by using PowerShell. This time I want to explain the basic ADGroup cmdlets. ADGroup Cmdlets are used […]
Anonymous Access to Active Directory
Usually there is an option to access Active Directory anonymously- anonymous access. Normally you do not need it. But there are exceptions to every rule. […]
Domain Migration: “Access Denied“ after Changing Group Type
During an AD domain migration in a customer environment I faced the problem that group permissions for file shares did not work any more. This […]
AD PowerShell Basics 3: Set-ADUser
Use the PowerShell Cmdlet Set-ADUser to change user attributes in Active Directory. With Set-ADUser you can: – Change attributes of a single user – Change […]
Kerberos: Problems after Schema Update to Server 2012 R2
After a Schema Update for Windows 2008 R2 on Windows 2012 R2 we had a problem with an older application on Windows 7. But the […]
Read Kerberos Token with PowerShell
Active Directory offers you many different ways of authentification. Most common are NTLM and Kerberos. This article is about how to read the Kerberos Token […]
NTFS: Users can see folders without “Read” permissions
Sometimes Read and Write permissions that users get through authorization groups do not work properly on the file servers: – Users without “Read” permissions can […]
AD PowerShell Basics 2: Get-ADUser
Use the PowerShell Cmdlet Get-ADUser to display user accounts in Active Directory. With Get-ADUser you can: – Set filters – Show specific attributes – Export […]
PowerShell: Finding the Next Closest Domain Controller
I am currently supporting a bigger enterprise with their Active Directory Migration. A colleague asked me “Could you write a Powershell script to comb the […]
AD PowerShell Basics 1: New-ADUser
In this small series, I want to introduce the most common Active Directory PowerShell cmdlets to you like New-ADUser. With the cmdlet New-ADUser you can: […]
DCPROMO: Domain Controller promotion fails
Lately, I wanted to add a new domain controller to a domain. At first, the Configuration Wizard ran as expected. But just as the process […]
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