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Compare free Active Directory reporting tools that expose stale accounts, group memberships, and policy drift. Covers built-in options, scripts, and community utilities for audi...
How to use Get-ADUser with a filter to return only users in a specific OU. Covers LDAP filter syntax, -SearchBase, and practical PowerShell examples.
Use PowerShell to find and list domain controllers in Active Directory with Get-ADDomainController, filter by site or role, export results, and automate health checks for multi-...
Samba 4 can function as an Active Directory domain controller, but it is not a drop-in Microsoft AD replacement. Understand its real capabilities, limitations, and the workloads...
Active directory analysis examines identity infrastructure, group policies, permissions, and audit logs to surface misconfigurations and reduce attack surface across Windows env...
An audit GPO examines group policy settings, security configurations, and compliance posture across Windows environments. Learn what auditors look for and how to prepare.
Active Directory is Microsoft's directory service for Windows-domain networks, storing information about objects and enabling authentication and authorization. This article expl...
A practical look at Active Directory logs, what events they record, where to find them, and how teams use them for security monitoring and troubleshooting.
A practical guide to promoting a server to a domain controller, covering prerequisites, replication, FSMO roles, and post-promotion hardening for Active Directory environments.
Learn how to create Active Directory users with PowerShell using New-ADUser, understand required attributes, common parameters, and scripting patterns for bulk or repeatable ope...
Step-by-step guide to installing the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in on Windows 10, including prerequisites, RSAT, and verification.