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Active Directory

Windows: How to Switch Domain Controller (Client)

February 2, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett 21 Comments

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You may need to switch the domain controller a client computer is connecting to if you are troubleshooting a Windows domain issue. Doing so has helped me a few times to determine if there is a problematic domain controller on the network. Here's how to force a Windows client computer to use a specific domain controller. … [Read more...] about Windows: How to Switch Domain Controller (Client)

PowerShell: Get Old AD DNS Records

January 23, 2020 by Mitch Bartlett Leave a Comment

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Sometimes Active Directory DNS fails to scavenge properly and delete old DNS records. You can grab a list of records using PowerShell. … [Read more...] about PowerShell: Get Old AD DNS Records

PowerShell: Check When User Last Set Active Directory Password

January 23, 2020 by Mitch Bartlett 1 Comment

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If a user can't access an application that authenticates with Microsoft Active Directory, it's helpful to check to see when the user last set their password since the application may be using cached credentials. Here's how to use PowerShell to get the passwordlastset value. … [Read more...] about PowerShell: Check When User Last Set Active Directory Password

Use Active Directory Domain Services to Block Website

November 15, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett 2 Comments

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You can block or redirect a website using settings on your firewall or router. But did you know that you can block or redirect websites using Active Directory Domain Services (DNS) as well? Just use these steps. … [Read more...] about Use Active Directory Domain Services to Block Website

Active Directory: How to Check Domain and Forest Functional Level

September 11, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett 2 Comments

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Every new version of Windows Server adds more features. Active Directory domain and forest functional levels determine the features that can be used within the system. You can check domain and forest functional levels using these steps. … [Read more...] about Active Directory: How to Check Domain and Forest Functional Level

How to Find Computer Locking Active Directory Account

June 26, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett 6 Comments

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If you work IT in a Microsoft Active Directory environment, you may have experienced problems where a user's account keeps getting locked out. Here's a tutorial showing everything you need to know about how to track the computer that is locking any AD account. … [Read more...] about How to Find Computer Locking Active Directory Account

Active Directory: Fix Replication Error 8203

December 13, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett Leave a Comment

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We had quite an issue with replication in our Active Director environment this past week. We suddenly were hit with tons of events in the event log with event ID 1694 where it said: Replication Error 8203 "The attribute syntax specified to the directory service is invalid." … [Read more...] about Active Directory: Fix Replication Error 8203

How to Make Active Directory Replicate Instantly

January 22, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett Leave a Comment

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The lowest you can set your Microsoft Active Directory environment replication interval is 15 minutes. But what if you want your AD environment to replicate instantly instead of waiting 15 minutes? You can accomplish this using these steps. … [Read more...] about How to Make Active Directory Replicate Instantly

How to Add or Delete Printers in Active Directory

December 15, 2022 by Mitch Bartlett Leave a Comment

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You can add a printer to Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services to make it available to everyone, or remove it if you don't want it available. Just use these steps. … [Read more...] about How to Add or Delete Printers in Active Directory

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