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blog Active Directory Round Up 3/12/2010

by JeffHicks on Fri 12 Mar 2010

The end of another week means another round up of Active Directory and Identity related news.First up, several AD bloggers re... continue reading "Active Directory Round Up 3/12/2010"

blog Get AD User Password Expiration

by JeffHicks on Wed 10 Mar 2010

Last week I came across a post on the Microsoft Active Directory team blog about finding when a user password expires. ... continue reading "Get AD User Password Expiration"

blog Active Directory Round Up 3/5/2010

by JeffHicks on Fri 05 Mar 2010

I've realized I don't spend nearly enough time on Microsoft Technet related sites.  This week I came across some useful ... continue reading "Active Directory Round Up 3/5/2010"

blog ABC CLI DNS

by JeffHicks on Tue 02 Mar 2010

It is a well-known truism that a happy and healthy DNS means a happy and healthy Active Directory. However, managing DNS can ... continue reading "ABC CLI DNS"

blog Actice Directory Round 2/26/2010

by JeffHicks on Fri 26 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

Here's what has been happening in the AD world the last week.First up, MVP Sean Deuby has contributed an important blog post ... continue reading "Actice Directory Round 2/26/2010"

blog Take Note of User Management

by JeffHicks on Wed 24 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

I'm an old-school kind of admin. I believe in documenting changes. Let me share a PowerShell 2.0 function that makes it easy.... continue reading "Take Note of User Management"

blog Get GPO Links

by JeffHicks on Tue 23 Feb 2010

I've been exploring the new Windows Server 2008 R2 PowerShell modules over the last few weeks, specifically the ones for... continue reading "Get GPO Links"

blog Active Directory Roundup 2/19/2010

by JeffHicks on Fri 19 Feb 2010

I've been at the Microsoft MVP Summit this week which is always a great time to catch up with people and meet new people. Now... continue reading "Active Directory Roundup 2/19/2010"

blog Participate in Quests SaaS beta program

by Lautza on Thu 18 Feb 2010

Quest has launched its first two Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions in beta.  These new solutions, called Quest O... continue reading "Participate in Quests SaaS beta program"

blog AD Snapshots in Windows Server 2008

by Kamran on Wed 17 Feb 2010 · 2 replies

Windows 2003 introduced the feature of snapshots for backing up critical information from the Active Directory Domain Serv... continue reading "AD Snapshots in Windows Server 2008"

blog PSH ADS BPA - Or How I Learned to Love Cryptic TLAs

by JeffHicks on Tue 16 Feb 2010

In my ongoing pursuit of mastering Active Directory with Windows PowerShell, it would be shameful not to discuss the Best Pra... continue reading "PSH ADS BPA - Or How I Learned to Love Cryptic TLAs"

blog Active Directory Roundup 2/14/2010

by JeffHicks on Sun 14 Feb 2010

Let's see what everyone has been up to this past week.The Directory Services Team offers up some very useful information rega... continue reading "Active Directory Roundup 2/14/2010"

blog How do I check Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime with PowerShell ?

by Rick on Wed 10 Feb 2010

What is Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime (TSL) ? The tombstone lifetime in an Active Directory forest determine... continue reading "How do I check Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime with PowerShell ?"

blog PowerShell Logon Scripts

by JeffHicks on Wed 10 Feb 2010 · 2 replies

The other day I posted an article about running PowerShell scripts via Group Policy on WIndows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2... continue reading "PowerShell Logon Scripts"

blog PowerShell Group Policy Scripts

by JeffHicks on Mon 08 Feb 2010 · Liked by 1 person · 4 replies

Recently I was adding some finishing touches to a chapter I worked up for Jeremy Moskowitz on PowerShell and Group Policy.... continue reading "PowerShell Group Policy Scripts"

blog Active Directory Round Up 2/4/2010

by JeffHicks on Thu 04 Feb 2010

Here's what's been happening in the AD/Identity space over the last week.First up the Directory Services team has a nice arti... continue reading "Active Directory Round Up 2/4/2010"

blog Active Directory Round Up 1/28/2010

by JeffHicks on Thu 28 Jan 2010

AD and Identity maven Laura Hunter has a book review and recommendation, Understanding Windows Cardspace by Vittorio Bertocci... continue reading "Active Directory Round Up 1/28/2010"

blog LDAP vs Web Services

by JeffHicks on Tue 26 Jan 2010

If you've  been around the site for awhile you know I blog a lot about PowerShell; specifically managing Active D... continue reading "LDAP vs Web Services"

blog Active Directory Round Up 1/21/2010

by JeffHicks on Thu 21 Jan 2010

Up first in this week's rodeo of AD lil' doggies is a post from the AD team at Microsoft on managing group membership for mem... continue reading "Active Directory Round Up 1/21/2010"

blog Finding Domain Controllers the PowerShell Way

by JeffHicks on Wed 20 Jan 2010

Recently someone posted a question about the best way to identify domain controllers and specifically whether a domain contro... continue reading "Finding Domain Controllers the PowerShell Way"