In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

When you log in to a Windows 11/10 domain-joined machine and try to connect to the already mapped drive or multiple client workstations are unable to correctly ...

Setting up a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows server is crucial in managing a secure and centralized network. A Domain Controller handles authentication, enforces security policies, and enables ...

Windows Server admins should establish one authoritative time source for their organization. Rick Vanover explains how to configure the authoritative time source. Time management is one of the more ...

How to deploy Samba on Linux as an Active Directory Domain Controller Your email has been sent Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s way of making it possible to create and apply policies to machines ...

Back in the day, we would be using ADSI to connect to our Active Directory forest/domain to gather information about a variety of things. Today I will completely ignore ADSI and focus solely on the ...

If the hardware behind your domain controllers has become outdated, here's a step-by-step guide to performing a hardware refresh. Although most of the resources on my network are virtual, I have a ...

On Oct. 14, Microsoft announced the preview release of Azure Active Directory Domain Services or, as I like to call it, a domain in a cloud. What is really interesting about this preview is that ...