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? […]
Retrieve Active Directory subnets with PowerShell
To create a list of all subnets belonging to an AD site requires a lot of manual work, especially as the environment gets larger. However, there is of course another way to retrieve […]
Editing users of other domains – with PowerShell
An experienced AD administrator uses the PowerShell cmdLets „Get-ADUser“ and „Set-ADUser“ for many automated processes in the domain.
Azure Basics: Connecting with Azure (PowerShell)
In this article, I will explain how to set up a connection with Azure. Moreover, I aim to clarify and give helpful advice on how to connect with Azure Subscription via […]
Dynamic AD Groups
Dynamic Entra ID Groups
