One of the advantages of Microsoft's Active Directory is that it allows users to search objects in the database by performing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol queries. LDAP is an industry ...

While there are a few shortcomings to the Active Directory Recycle Bin, having it enabled may save yourself some heartache when something goes wrong. Backing up and restoring Active Directory is ...

To provide a consistent manner to identify the functional area responsible for a given object in the Active Directory, and to prevent collisions between objects in different organizational units (OUs) ...

In this white paper, you will learn more about recovering Active Directory objects. It explores different options for performing those tasks, including native Windows tools and external tools like ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

We configure our computer objects in dedicated OUs for computers based on branches. We have a main computer GPO, but this way we can apply different GPOs to each branch without affecting others. We ...

I am trying to help a friend set up a Win2K server running Active Directory, with no luck. He built a domain (rexanh.local), and managed to get file sharing going. He added a account (jjjakes), and ...