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 …
How to Export AD user list with email addresses
If you have the need to export a user list from an Active Directory group along with the user’s email address, run the following command in PowerShell as an administrator. …
How to get all groups that a user is a member of?
Open PowerShell with administrator privileges and run: Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership username | select name name —- Domain Users Domain Computers Workstation Admins Company Users Company Developers AutomatedProcessingTeam Example:
How to Copy Members of a Security Group in Active Directory
Ever ran into a task where you needed to copy all the members of a certain AD security group over to a new or existing security group? If so, you …
How To Find Nested Active Directory Group Memberships in PowerShell
Find the actual number of users in a group by locating those that may be hard to find in a hidden subgroup. As someone that manages Active Directory users and …
Managing Active Directory with PowerShell
Introduction There’s no question that PowerShell is here to stay as an automation tool for Windows. And with it, comes a variety of ways to automate management Windows infrastructure. For …
[Exchange Tutorial] How to create mail enabled contact?
Contact is ideal when you want user to communicate with non-Microsoft mail system and external SMTP addresses. It is know as recipient in older exchange environment, now in Exchange 2003, …
File System Planning for Active Directory 101
When you are going to install Active Directory in an organization, it’s always wise to consider the base operating system install and to verify that a few important configurations are …
Server 2008 Active Directory User Groups — the Easy Way!
User Groups and Organizational Units are two great ways of keeping your Active Directory organized and controlled. Why would we want to do that? Well, let’s say for example that …