Looking for some pointing in the right direction as a mostly Linux admin. Big picture what I'm trying to do is take about 50 Windows client PCs that aren't part of a domain, join them to a domain ...

You can reset the computer account through the Active Directory Users and Computers console. In case you are wondering, computer accounts can also be reset through PowerShell (version 2 or higher).

Windows Server 2008 includes a handful of important upgrades to your Active Directory domain infrastructure. The most useful are these: Read-Only Domain Controllers: RODCs are a new type of domain ...

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 ...

Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 provides a number of enhancements over previous versions, including these: Auditing —AD DS auditing has been enhanced significantly in ...

In fact, I grew up with my Active Directory practice of preferring to address all situations through dcpromo. This includes removing a failed domain controller, moving roles around and ...

Another key difference between NT and Active Directory is the process by which a server becomes a domain controller. In NT, once a server is a PDC or a BDC, only reinstalling Windows can downgrade ...

Secura digital security advisors and researchers, have discovered a highly critical vulnerability with Active Directory domain controllers. Rated as a 10 of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring ...

Active Directory, a directory service provided by Microsoft Windows, plays a pivotal role in configuring permissions and network access for administrators. Comprising components such as Active ...

We are having a problem with a server - the only Active Directory controller for our small network - intermittently shutting down for no apparent reason. Topics Newsletters; ...