Join Computer to Domain with Desired Computer Name and OU
Step #1: This is the simplest method to add a computer to a domain. In this example you will be prompted for credentials followed by the required reboot. PowerShell …
How To Build An Active Directory Site Inventory Report With PowerShell
If you’re having to deal with hundreds of subnets and multiple Active Directory sites, this PowerShell script will allow you to quickly build an inventory report listing all of your …
How to Import a Group Policy Object’s Settings into Another Group Policy Object
You may sometimes find it necessary to copy Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from one Active Directory domain to another. This can be useful when you want to apply the same …
How to reset pswds for AD user acct via PowerShell
Open PowerShell in admin mode and enter the following: Make sure to have a .csv file with a column name of “Username” and “Password” Import-Module ActiveDirectory $UserPwds = Import-CSV C:\users\user\desktop\Users.CSV ForEach($User in $UserPwds) { …
Why does my Windows Service keep forgetting its password?
The mystery: “The service did not start due to a login failure” One of our customers reported a very strange problem last week. After about a day of running flawlessly, …
How to setup Active Directory (AD) In Windows Server 2016
In this tutorial I will go through step by step on how to install the Active Directory ( AD ) role on Windows Server 2016. If you are setting up …
Adding a Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller to an Existing Windows Server 2003 network
Prerequisites Download Windows Server 2012 R2. If you plan on completing this Step-By-Step in a virtual lab, it is recommended to download the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 first. Check to ensure the Domain …
Active Directory Migration from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2
Transferring the Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) Role Open the Active Directory Users and Computers console on your new Windows Server 2012 R2 computer. Right click your domain and select Operations Masters in the sub menu. …
Export List of Users from AD and all Proxy Addresses
If you need a list of users and their respective proxy addresses then the command below will do this 🙂 Get-ADUser –Filter * –Properties proxyaddresses | Select-Object Name, @{L = …
Send Bulk Test Emails with PowerShell
I’m doing some load testing on one of my SMTP Smart Hosts, and needed to send a few thousand emails in a controlled space of time. I’ve written this quick …