Powershell – How to change AD user description field
In this article we will be using Powershell to perform this. But be aware that we can do this from Active Directory Users and Computers as well. Let us say …
Components of Active Directory Certificate Services
Today we will be seeing the different components of the Active Directory Certificate Services. Each of the components have a specific task to be done and they will be used …
Find Expired Accounts in Active Directory using Powershell
We all know, people join organizations and leave organizations at regular intervals. And we as System Administrators have to create and manage their user accounts in Active Directory. As a …
Find empty groups in Active Directory using PowerShell
Today we will find empty groups in Active Directory using Powershell. You all may know that we as System Administrators are required to create groups in the Active Directory for …
PowerShell: Get Last Logon For All Users Across All Domain Controllers
Here is a quick PowerShell script to help you query the last logon time for all of your users across all of your domain controllers. It will also save the …
Creating A Windows 2012 Or 2012R2 Domain Controller
With Windows 2003 nearing end-of-life, it is becoming more imperative to upgrade to a newer operating system. For many IT admins, this is a great opportunity to start upgrading infrastructures …
Promoting A Windows 2012R2 Server To Domain Controller
Once a Windows 2012 or Windows 2012R2 has had the Active Directory Domain Services role installed, the domain controller must be promoted to a domain controller. This article outlines the …
Transferring FSMO Roles To Another Active Directory Controller
How to Transfer FSMO Roles To transfer FSMO roles via the Windows GUI, you will need access to the following three Active Directory snap-ins: Active Directory Schema (Schema Master Role) Note: The …
Active Directory : Create test users using PowerShell
I’ve often had a need for some users for various test purposes, and want a script to quickly create these users. Create Organizatiol Unit (OU) In order to use the cmdlets …
Server 2012 : GPO to setup local admin and RDP access.
We are going to give access to a Group of people to RDP to Workstations and have local administrators rights. In order for RDP to work we also need to …