AD Migration: Maximum number of group memberships
After an Active Directory migration project, users might not be able to logon anymore. This article shows solutions how to prevent this problem ahead of time with the use of […]
Import PowerShell sessions from computers in another domain
Importing PowerShell sessions from computers has been a common practice for a while now. By avoiding to login to the exchange server, sessions can be imported easily with the appropriate […]
O365 Hybrid – Exchange Federation Trust
Today’s article explores a part of the O365 Hybrid Configuration called Exchange Federation Trust. The Exchange Federation Trust is automatically created when the Exchange Hybrid Configuration Wizard (HCW) is used.
Active Directory: Temporary Permissions
The installation of an application requires elevated rights. At first, the administrator might try to decline the request. But quite often colleagues return with an “approval” by their management. If […]
Azure Basics: Azure AD User Pricipal Name – UPN
Looking at Azure AD User Principal Name it is the same as almost always in IT: For a successful implementation it is recommendable to have a thorough plan in place. […]
AD LDS Proxy Authentication
AD LDS – Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services LDAP Directory offers different authentication methods, i.e.: simple LDAP bind anonymous bind or bind redirection – also known as Proxy Authentication. In this […]
PowerShell: Find active computer objects
After a successful Active Directory migration, the old domain will eventually need to be shut down. Before you can go ahead you need to find out if there are still any […]
Nesting groups in Active Directory
I frequently get asked which group type can be member of which group. For this reason I decided to explain the nesting of AD groups in this article with the […]
Create home directory and grant permissions with PowerShell
Creating a new user in Active Directory is a routine task for IT-administrators. However, often it is not the only requirement as the new user may also need permissions, access […]
Creating an individual random password with PowerShell
Passwords have always been a popular topic for discussion in IT security. What are the guidelines? Which characters have to be included? How often do you have to change it? […]
Dynamic AD Groups
Dynamic Entra ID Groups
