Import AD users from CSV with PowerShell
There are times when you want to bulk import users into Active Directory. You already did an AD users export to CSV file. But, now you like to use that CSV file to import the users back into AD. The…
There are times when you want to bulk import users into Active Directory. You already did an AD users export to CSV file. But, now you like to use that CSV file to import the users back into AD. The…
How to transfer FSMO roles in Active Directory? We did add another Domain Controller to existing domain, and now like to transfer FSMO roles to the new server. In this article, you will learn how to transfer FSMO roles to…
What is an excellent way to check the Domain Controller health? Perhaps you want to add a new Domain Controller to an existing domain, and before doing that, you want to check the Active Directory health state. Let's see how…
How to get Active Directory info in one output? For example, you want to migrate Active Directory to a new server, and you like to get the AD info. Or you like to know how many workstations, servers, or groups…
Functional levels determine the available Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain or forest capabilities. They also determine which Windows Server operating systems you can run on domain controllers in the domain or forest. However, functional levels do not affect…
Which AD forest and domain functional level are you running in the organization? Are you on the latest version? In this article, you will learn how to check the forest and domain functional level. Table of contentsCheck forest and domain…
You have a Domain Controller running in the organization. But only one DC running in the organization is asking for trouble. Because when the DC is offline, the users can't authenticate with the DC and can't sign in. That's a…
You want to raise the Active Directory domain and forest functional levels. But, before doing so, you need to check which Domain Controllers are running in the organization and if they run at least a specific Operating System. In this…
Every user in Active Directory will have remote PowerShell enabled by default. For security reasons, it's strongly recommended to disable remote PowerShell access for non-admins and service accounts in the organization. In this article, you will learn how to disable…
Azure AD Connect is an excellent tool that syncs AD on-premises objects to Azure AD. What if the user object is created in the cloud directly, and there is no AD on-premises object? Azure AD Connect will not create the…