Active Directory

Russell Smith shows us how to create and link a Group Policy Object in Active Directory in this step-by-step how-to article.

Microsoft has announced the public preview of a new custom claims provider feature for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The custom extension allows organizations to call an API and map custom claims into the security token during the authentication process. The custom extensions feature enables Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users to interact with external…

Microsoft Lists is the evolution of the SharePoint List feature. Several years ago, the Microsoft brain trust set out to make this ultra-powerful tool more accessible to the masses. By removing ‘SharePoint’ from the marketing pages, and making it ‘an app’, they succeeded in surprisingly productive ways. In this article, I will explain what is…

Microsoft is set to release its long-awaited unified Outlook for Windows app for all users. The new web-based experience has been available for Office Insiders since May 2022, and it will begin rolling out to users on the Current Channel in early April. Microsoft has confirmed that the new Outlook for Windows client will first…

Azure Active Directory makes running one of the most commonly used and useful directory services easy to do and with minimal maintenance and overhead

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that might prevent virtual machines (VMs) from booting up on Windows Server 2022. The company detailed on the Windows Health Dashboard that the problem triggers on Windows Server machines that installed the latest Patch Tuesday Updates released on February 14. According to Microsoft, the issue only impacts virtual machines…

LDAP, OpenLDAP, and Active Directory are the most used identity and access management solutions today. In this article, we’ll explain how they work and help you determine which one is the right choice for your network. LDAP vs. Active Directory: What’s the difference? In general, there’s a pretty good chance that you’re more familiar with…

This is series of articles about managing Active Directory with PowerShell. This one particularly focuses on using the LDAP moniker.

The UPN and sAMAccountName are user account attributes in Active Directory. In this article, I’ll explain how these two user account attributes work and how the username and user logon name can be used in your organization. What are user naming attributes in Active Directory? In the world of Active Directory, there are two core…

The Attribute Editor in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) is a hidden tab that contains a list of all attributes and their values. This tab lets IT pros view and edit almost every attribute of every object in Active Directory. In this guide, I’ll show you how to view the Attribute Editor in Active…