Read our Active Directory guides – from guides that explain AD technologies to how-to guides with steps to perform important Active Directory tasks.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Do you want to add or remove members to an AD (Active Directory) group but need help doing that? This guide teaches you various ways to add or remove objects as members of an AD group. The easiest way to add or remove members of an AD group is by using Active Directory GUI …
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, …
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 …
Do you want to remove an AD (Active Directory) group member but are not sure how to do that? This guide teaches you 4 methods to remove a member of an Active Directory Group. In the first and second sections of this guide, I’ll show you how to remove an AD group member from …
