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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An experienced AD administrator uses the PowerShell cmdLets „Get-ADUser“ and „Set-ADUser“ for many automated processes in the domain.
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 […]
Find out how to create clearly laid out CSV files with the help of PowerShell scripts: use PowerShell Custom Objects combined with Export-csv commandlet.
A customer approached us and asked for a “Logon script” based on PowerShell. Unfortunately the script was not executed during login. The reason for this error was […]
The PowerShell function “IsMember” checks if the user who runs the PowerShell script is a member of a certain group. This has advantages compared to using […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Use the PowerShell Cmdlet Get-ADUser to display user accounts in Active Directory. With Get-ADUser you can: – Set filters – Show specific attributes – Export […]
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 […]
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: […]


