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Step #1: This is the simplest method to add a computer to a domain. In this example you will be prompted for credentials followed by the required reboot. PowerShell 1 2 Add-Computer -DomainName “your.domain.here” Restart-Computer Step #2: If you require an automated script without prompting the user for credentials you can provide the user account with rights to add […]
Read moreIf you’re having to deal with hundreds of subnets and multiple Active Directory sites, this PowerShell script will allow you to quickly build an inventory report listing all of your AD sites and subnets. Building An AD Site Inventory Report To do this, you’ll first need to ensure you’re either on a Windows Server 2008 R2 (or higher) domain controller […]
Read moreYou may sometimes find it necessary to copy Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from one Active Directory domain to another. This can be useful when you want to apply the same policy settings to groups of users or computers in different domains within a multi-domain forest, or when you are performing a migration from one domain to another. GPOs can be backed […]
Read moreOpen PowerShell in admin mode and enter the following: Make sure to have a .csv file with a column name of “Username” and “Password” Import-Module ActiveDirectory $UserPwds = Import-CSV C:\users\msgeek\desktop\Users.CSV ForEach($User in $UserPwds) { Set-adaccountpassword $User.UserName -reset -newpassword (Convertto-Securestring -asplaintext $($User.Password) -force) }
Read moreThe mystery: “The service did not start due to a login failure” One of our customers reported a very strange problem last week. After about a day of running flawlessly, their windows service would suddenly fail to start after a reboot. The error reported by the Event Viewer hinted at a problem with the service user’s account: Trying to start the service […]
Read moreIn this tutorial I will go through step by step on how to install the Active Directory ( AD ) role on Windows Server 2016. If you are setting up the server for production is recommended to set a static IP address on the server before you start the AD installation. Also before you start the AD installation, rename the server now […]
Read morePrerequisites Download Windows Server 2012 R2. If you plan on completing this Step-By-Step in a virtual lab, it is recommended to download the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 first. Check to ensure the Domain Functional Level is currently setup to at least Windows 2003 mode. This is the lowest required Domain Functional Level that would allow a Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller installation. Windows NT / 2000 Domain […]
Read moreTransferring the Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) Role Open the Active Directory Users and Computers console on your new Windows Server 2012 R2 computer. Right click your domain and select Operations Masters in the sub menu. In the Operations Masters window, ensure the RID tab is selected. Select the Change button. Select Yes when asked about transferring the operations master role. Once the operations master role has successfully transferred, click OK to continue. Ensure the Operations […]
Read moreIf you need a list of users and their respective proxy addresses then the command below will do this 🙂 Get-ADUser –Filter * –Properties proxyaddresses | Select-Object Name, @{L = “ProxyAddresses”; E = { $_.ProxyAddresses -join “;”}} | Export-Csv –Path c:\temp\proxyaddresses.csv –NoTypeInformation
Read moreI’m doing some load testing on one of my SMTP Smart Hosts, and needed to send a few thousand emails in a controlled space of time. I’ve written this quick little script to do so: $scriptSettings = @{ NumberOfEmails = 100 TimeBetweenEmails = 1 #in seconds MailDestination = ‘user.name@contoso.com’ MailSubject = ‘Test’ MailServer = ‘mail.contoso.com’ MailFrom = ‘no-reply@contoso.com’ } for […]
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