AD Administration in the new Azure Portal
In the second half of 2016 AzureAD Administration was made available through a new Azure Portal. This is a short overview. (more…)
Articles related to Active Directory administration. (user, computer and group management)
NTFS Creator Owner Permissions
This article is about the NTFS permission Creator Owner. First you will find a short introduction into NTFS permissions and a description of the Creator Owner authorisation. Learn about the...
Adding a Windows Server 2012 R2 DC to an Existing Domain
When talking about including Windows Server 2012, the following question occurred more often recently: Is my Active Directory Domain ready to add a W2012R2 domain controller? This article will help...
Changing Linux Attributes of an AD User (PowerShell)
If you want to change Linux attributes gidNumber, uid and uidnumber via PowerShell you will recognize that it is not possible by adding a parameter. At least it is not...
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. The entry is created as...
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 pros and the cons of...
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. This article will give you...
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 is why. (more…)
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 attributes of several prefiltered users...
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 domain functioning level was unchanged....
Dynamic AD Groups
Dynamic Entra ID Groups
