Adding a computer to Active Directory is straightforward. In most cases, all you need to do is join the workstation to your Windows domain and reboot it once or twice. You can use Active Directory ...

I have a lot of old computer accounts that that I need to remove out of active directory. What is the quickest way to find and remove these accounts. I've seen scripts with utilize nltest.exe, but ...

Earlier this week I saw a situation in which someone with a small, single-domain controller network performed a restoration of their domain controller. This restoration effectively reverted the Active ...

Active Directory account lockouts happen when too many failed login attempts trigger security limits. Common causes include outdated cached credentials, expired service account passwords, mobile ...

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 ...

MacFixIt reader Michael Eldrige reports issues with abnormally slow login to Active Directory services when using mobile login (i.e. logging in from outside the network hosting the Active Directory ...

How to join a Linux computer to an Active Directory domain Your email has been sent Organizations with an AD infrastructure in place that wish to provision Linux computers can bind those devices to ...

Even after 25 years, Microsoft Active Directory (AD) remains the backbone of identity and access management in up to 90% of enterprise IT environments worldwide, making it a high-value target for ...

Active Directory is at the center of many attacks as it is still the predominant source of identity and access management in the enterprise. Hackers commonly target Active Directory with various ...