Adding a computer to Active Directory is straightforward. In most cases, all you need to do is join the workstation to your Windows domain and reboot it once or twice. You can use Active Directory ...

It is important to make sure you have a reliable backup of your domain controller. Without a backup, it is not possible to restore. This article will describe how to restore the System State on a ...

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 ...

Running Active Directory isn't an easy job. This article briefs you on what kind of work you'll need to be conversant with to get the most from your directory services. 1. One of the most common tasks ...

In the past, many organizations chose to trust users and devices within their secure perimeters. This is no longer possible, with workers spread out geographically and needing access from multiple ...

Active Directory health assessment is a challenge, especially for small and midsize companies that can't afford a full-time Active Directory admin or costly third-party tools. The first indication ...

Editor’s note: When originally published this article said that by using dynamic user identification (UID) generation, users might be assigned a different UID number each time they logged onto a ...