Tag: Active Directory

Introduction to Group Policy Management Group Policy is a feature of Microsoft Windows operating systems that helps administrators manage and secure users and computers in Active Directory environments. Group Policy settings are grouped into Group Policy objects (GPOs) and applied to computer...

Active Directory (AD) is the cornerstone of any on-premises or hybrid Microsoft environment. It stores information about users, computers and other objects, and provides vital services that enable employees to be productive and business processes to run. This article covers the Active Directory...

Adding users to Active Directory (AD) groups is a common task for system administrators. If the task involves just one or two users, they often opt to use either Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) or Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC). But when the job involves more users,...

Organizations today are highly dynamic, with employees, contractors, and other users constantly joining. Accordingly, IT administrators often need to create user objects in Active Directory (AD) or Entra ID (formerly Azure AD). While manually creating a single user is easy, repeating that process...

Active Directory domain consolidation is the process of restructuring an organization’s Active Directory setup to reduce the number of domains. Consolidation is often performed as part of a company reorganization, merger or acquisition, but it is also used to simplify an AD infrastructure that...

Virtual private network (VPN) is extremely valuable technology, especially for organizations with a remote or hybrid workforce. VPN provides users with a secure and encrypted connection so they can access the corporate network over the internet — while keeping your confidential data and...

System admins often need to add computers to an Active Directory (AD) domain. This article details the four methods that Microsoft provides to add a computer object. It also explains how to modify a computer’s attributes, as well as how to move, delete or reset a computer. Creating Computer...

What is an OU in Active Directory? An organizational unit (OU) is a type of container in Active Directory. An OU can contain one or many AD objects, such as user accounts, computer accounts, printers and groups. Organizational units are similar to folders in that they can be arranged...

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and Active Directory (AD) work together but they are quite different things: LDAP is a software protocol used to help locate data. Active Directory is a Microsoft product that runs on Windows Server. It includes both a database that stores...

Distribution groups — more commonly known as distribution lists — are a powerful tool for managing communications. Users do not have to painstakingly compile a set of recipients for each email; they can simply select the appropriate distribution list. This approach doesn’t just save time; it...