How to Change Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime Attribute

How to Change Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime

Are you curious about how long the AD database stores deleted objects? Active Directory, Tombstone Lifetime attribute, determines this, and this article will show you how to change it to meet your organization’s needs. In case you weren’t aware, the Tombstone Lifetime attribute determines how long Active Directory keeps an object before permanently deleting …

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How to Restore Active Directory from Backup

How to Restore Active Directory from Backup

Have you ever wondered what you would do if your organization’s Active Directory suddenly became corrupt or lost? Fear not, because in this article, we’ll guide you through the steps to restore Active Directory from backup. Before you can recover Active Directory from backup, you must have an existing backup that includes systems state …

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How to Export or Import AD (Active Directory) Group Members

How To Export Or Import AD (Active Directory) Group Members

Do you want to export or import AD members (users) from Active Directory groups? This guide teaches you different methods to perform this task. You can import or export group members with PowerShell. However, you can only export group members with Command Prompt. So, in the first section of this guide, you’ll learn how …

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How to Use Active Directory Attribute Editor

How To Use Active Directory Attribute Editor To Edit Object Attributes

Are you wondering why the Attribute Editor is missing in an Active Directory object’s properties? I’ll solve this puzzle and show you other ways to access the Active Directory Attribute Editor for AD objects. In the first section of this guide, I’ll show you how to enable the Attribute Editor in Active Directory Users …

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How to Get AD Group Membership for a User

How To Get AD Group Membership For A User

Do you want to get the group membership of a user in AD? This guide teaches you 4 methods to accomplish this task. Specifically, you’ll learn how to get the AD group membership for a user via Active Directory Users and Computers. Then, I will also show you how to perform the task using …

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How to Reset Password in Active Directory

How To Reset Password In Active Directory

Do you want to know various ways to reset the password of Active Directory objects? This guide teaches you how to reset a user’s and passwords for common AD objects. In the first section of this guide, you’ll also learn six methods to reset a user’s account password. Then, in section two, I’ll show …

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