The Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, which is included with Windows Server 2008 R2, can be used to perform password and account search operations against Active Directory Domain ...

If you are like most administrators, you want to know who is logging on, to which computer, and accessing resources on your servers. For your Windows computers and Active Directory environment, you ...

The process for implementing the new Dynamic Access Control feature will be a timely endeavor for enterprises. Here's how you get started. Microsoft has identified Dynamic Access Control (DAC) as one ...

I work at a .edu and we're opening up a new student lounge, and we want to have a few machines where students can check their email, etc. Most students have an Active Directory account, but for those ...

Keep the name simple, because you'll be typing it in often when you search for information within the Active Directory. Limit your name to using numbers and letters, because many older systems (such ...

Both modern Windows systems (e.g., Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2) and Active Directory, like Linux and Solaris systems, allow you to configure password policies that determine how long and complex ...

Microsoft has long recommended that customers enable multifactor authentication (MFA) as a way of better protecting Active Directory and Azure AD accounts. Without MFA, anyone with access to a valid ...