On the surface, Active Directory groups are a simple and straightforward way to manage identities (users and/or computers) and assign permissions. Users or computers are added as group members, and ...

In "Mastering Active Directory Domains," I explained the importance of good domain naming and discussed the concept of nesting domains. In this article, I'll discuss two more Active Directory ...

Domain-based networks are common in companies and organization, where the process requires multiple computers to be controlled through a single node called a server. The server administrator can set ...

We have a WS2003 active directory, with a simgle domain. I'm trying to figure out how to add a domain group to the local administrators group on all domain workstations, without individually visiting ...

Microsoft is urging customers to patch two Active Directory domain controller bugs after a PoC tool was publicly released on Dec. 12. A proof-of-concept tool has been published that leverages two ...

I configured a laptop for some employees who rotate on-call responsibilities. The laptop is a member of our active directory domain, but since the primary use of the laptop is at employee's homes ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has updated its "best practices" advice for securing domain controllers. In general, Microsoft wants organizations to use the Azure Active Directory identity ...

Microsoft this week announced a few milestones for its Azure Files cloud-based file share service. The use of Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) with the Azure Files service has reached the ...

In our Active Directory domain, we’d like to manage users and groups from a workstation rather than from the server. How can I get the Active Directory Users and Computers application into my XP ...

Several years ago I documented Windows updates that needed additional registry keys to be set before you are fully patched. These updates can be hard to keep track of. Microsoft recently released ...