Active Directory

Missing those domain admin rights? Configure a management group on workstations so that IT staff can provide support without full access to Active Directory.

Learn how to export AD user information to Excel and generate reports on user objects with PowerShell in this quick ‘n easy Ask an Admin!

Finding locked user accounts in Active Directory can be a pain. Search for locked-out accounts using PowerShell in this quick ‘n easy Ask an Admin.

In this Ask an Admin, discover how to manage remote desktop connections with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCM).

Server Core excels as an Active Directory Domain Controller. This article will guide you through creating a DC with Windows 2012 Server Core.

New Ask an Admin! Check out the benefits and disadvantages of using a dedicated forest root domain in your Active Directory design.

Learn to wield the dcidiag.exe tool like a pro! Discover how to use check a DC configuration with the DCDiag tool in this Ask an Admin column.

As part of your IT infrastructure, DCs should be assigned an IP address. Learn to change the IP address of a domain controller in this edition of Ask an Admin.

Need to join a client to an AD domain that isn’t connected to a domain controller? Learn how to perform an offline domain join in AD in this tutorial.

Active Directory really does keep getting better with age! Learn to install the AD domain services role on Windows Server 2012 in this handy how-to.