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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Active Directory vs Domain Controller

Active Directory vs Domain Controller

Are you confused about the differences between Active Directory (AD) and Domain Controller (DC)? You’re not alone, but in this article, I will take you through a comparison of Active Directory vs Domain Controller. I will start with an overview of the two technologies. Then, I will explain and compare how they work. There …

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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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Get-ADObject Command Explained with Examples

Get-ADObject Command Explained

Do you want to learn how to get AD objects in PowerShell? You need the Get-ADObject cmdlet, and this guide teaches you all you need to know about the cmdlet. In the first section of this guide, I will introduce you to the Get-ADObject cmdlet. Then, in the second section, I’ll discuss the syntax …

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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 List AD Group Members with PowerShell

How To List AD Group Members With PowerShell

Do you want to learn various ways to list AD group members with PowerShell? This guide teaches you 4 methods to list members of an AD group. The guide starts with a section that shows you how to list the members of an AD group with the Get-ADGroupMember command. Then, in the second section, …

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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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