How to setup a Domain Controller? Setting up your first Domain Controller and installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on Windows Server is excellent to start managing the IT infrastructure. This article will show how to install AD DS…
What happens to the Exchange attributes after you uninstall the last Exchange Server? Will the Exchange attributes be removed with the Exchange Server uninstall process, or will they remain? Let's look at the Exchange Server attributes after uninstalling Exchange Server.…
We have two security groups in Active Directory, and we want to compare the members in both of these groups. What is the quickest way to compare AD group members and export the results? In this article, you will learn…
There are times when you want to export Active Directory group members to CSV file. For example, you must export all AD groups members, only a particular OU or multiple groups. In this article, you will learn how to export…
How to migrate Azure AD Connect to a new server? You have Azure AD Connect V1 running, and you want to upgrade to Azure AD Connect V2. However, Azure AD Connect V2 requires Windows Server 2016 or higher. This article…
An Active Directory ACL permissions report is excellent to look at when you need to tighten an account for security. In addition, such a report can work fantastic when you want to compare AD ACL permissions between accounts. This article…
How to change AD DS Connector account in Azure AD Connect? After creating an AD DS Connect account with the correct permissions, it's time to use the new AD DS Connector service account. Let's look at how to change AD…
There are unknown SIDs in Active Directory (AD), and you like to remove them. However, going through all the AD objects and removing bad SIDs will take you months to accomplish. That's when you want to use a PowerShell script…
Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect is a great tool to sync on-premises objects to the cloud. What if you want to install Azure AD Connect and use a service account or change the service account in Azure AD Connect instead…
Azure AD Connect uses 3 accounts to synchronize information from Windows Server Active Directory to Azure Active Directory. You sometimes want to check if these accounts have the correct permission or write them down before migrating Azure AD Connect to…