Active Directory (AD) is a database and set of services that connect users with the network resources they need to get their work done.The main Active Directory service is Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), which is part of the Windows Server operating system. The servers that run AD DS are called domain controllers (DCs).
Active Directory stores information about objects on the network and makes this information easy for administrators and users to find and use. Active Directory uses a structured data store as the basis for a logical, hierarchical organization of directory information.
In Azure, you can configure the auto shutdown while creating a new virtual machine or enable it on existing VM’s. The entire process of auto-shutdown is done through Azure Portal. In my testing, the auto-shutdown feature worked very well, and I got emails from Microsoft Azure just 30 minutes before the Virtual Machines were about to … Read more
In this post, I will show you how to list all Azure regions using PowerShell. You can also use Azure Cloud Shell to get a list of all Azure regions along with physical location and geography group details. Each Azure geography contains one or more regions and meets specific data residency and compliance requirements. From … Read more
This article details the steps to reset DSRM administrator password. If you have forgotten the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password, you can reset it using Ntdsutil. The Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password is first set when promoting a new Domain Controller. If you remember the DSRM password for a domain controller, it’s well … Read more
In this article, we will look at different methods to find who created a user account in AD (Active Directory). We’ll also explore how to use SCCM to query security event ID 4720, PowerShell scripts to get AD user creation dates, and list all the recently created user accounts. When auditing your Active Directory environment, … Read more