Let’s look at a quick way to connect into Windows using a local user account rather than a domain account. When a user types a username on the Welcome Screen of a domain-joined system and a local account with the… Continue Reading
Because Active Directory is a non-relational database that grows in size over time, it consumes more and more disc space. The size of the database file will not change if you delete objects from Active Directory, but the vacant space… Continue Reading
When you open the Active Directory Users and Machines (ADUC) snap-in, the first thing you notice are AD containers (Organization Unit, OU), which hold user accounts, computers, and groups. The number of OUs in Active Directory might vary greatly depending… Continue Reading
The group Authenticated Users has read permission for each newly established organisational unit (OU) in the access list by default (built-in group). The Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in now allows all domain users to access the contents of any… Continue Reading
Since you promoted the member server to the domain controller (DC), the local accounts database (SAM) became inaccessible, logging in with a local account on the domain controller is practically impossible. There is one exception to this rule. Directory Services… Continue Reading
The sequence of publications on FSMO roles in the Active Directory domain continues. This time, we’ll focus on the Infrastructure Master job in the FSMO. As previously stated, the Infrastructure Master role is a domain-level role, which means that only… Continue Reading
Domain Naming Master is another forest-wide FSMO position (together with Schema Master), which means that only one domain controller with the Domain Naming Master operation master role can exist in the entire Active Directory forest. The owner of this job… Continue Reading
The RID master (Relative Identifier) is one of three FSMO domain-level roles, which means that each domain must have at least one domain controller that possesses this role. A domain controller with the RID Master role is in charge of… Continue Reading
The Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Emulator FSMO position is one of the three domain-wide operations master roles, which means that only one domain controller should own this role in each domain. PDC Emulator’s primary goal was to assure compatibility with… Continue Reading
Some Active Directory access rights must frequently be granted temporarily, for a set length of time. To avoid having to monitor the validity of the given powers, they can be made temporary at first. There are unique procedures — Temporary… Continue Reading