I have a windows 2000 server that I will be upgrading soon. Right now it is domain controller running active directory. One of the software programs I run on it has a memory leak that the software ...

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 ...

Since Active Directory is a core feature of Windows Server, we can install it from the Server Manager. So, to install Active Directory, follow the steps mentioned below. After installing the role, you ...

Setting up a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows server is crucial in managing a secure and centralized network. A Domain Controller handles authentication, enforces security policies, and enables ...

Warning: Attackers are abusing poorly secured and managed implementations of Microsoft Active Directory. Security experts say that Active Directory, built into most Windows Server operating systems, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the introduction of Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Microsoft completely revamped the backend of Microsoft-based networks. Because Windows 2000 is the most reliable Microsoft OS, companies ...

“[LAPS] mitigates the risk of lateral escalation that results when customers use the same administrative local account and password combination on their computers. LAPS stores the password for each ...

use winbind and pam_smb, it's part of the SAMBA packages. it assigns unix UID and GIDs from the users in your AD domain. you will need SAMBA beta3 in order to get good AD member support, if you use ...