active directory

The only command you will ever need to understand and fix your Group Policies (GPO)

I've been working on cleaning up Group Policies for a couple of months. While it may seem trivial, things get…

1 rok ago

Using Win32_UserAccount WMI filter in PowerShell/Group Policies and what to avoid

Some months ago, I created PowerShell Script to create local administrative users on workstations - Create a local user or…

4 lata ago

Get-ADObject : The server has returned the following error: invalid enumeration context.

In the last weeks, I'm working on a PowerShell module that the main goal is to work on gathering and…

4 lata ago

The security account manager (SAM) has determined that SID is already in use in the Forest

The security account manager (SAM) has determined that the security identifier (SID) for this computer is already in use in…

5 lat ago

Active Directory DFS Health Check with PowerShell

One of the critical parts of Active Directory is DFS. It allows you to share same NETLOGON/SYSVOL folders across all…

5 lat ago

Finding GPOs missing permissions that may prevent GPOs from working correctly

I've been in IT for a longer time now. I've made my fair share of mistakes and misconfigurations. One of…

2 lata ago

Renaming NETBIOS name of Active Directory Error

Recently I was testing renaming the NETBIOS name of an Active Directory domain. While this process is fairly easy, there…

4 lata ago

Removing user from local administrator group based on data stored in Active Directory

We need to deal with a group names through SID's rather than names because each group name is different in…

5 lat ago

What do we say to health checking Active Directory?

Setting up a new Active Directory is an easy task. You download and install Windows Server, install required roles and…

5 lat ago

Getting Active Directory Last Backup Time using PowerShell

I shouldn't be telling you that, but Active Directory Backup is an essential part of your Active Directory setup. When…

5 lat ago