Ok. I want to have two AD DC's for the same domain at two different locations. Unfortunately for the purposes of our network design there is NAT running between these two sites. I have read several ...

Changing network settings on a domain controller can be a risky ordeal. It’s best avoided, but if you must do it make sure to follow these tips. Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably ...

Jack Wallen shows you how to join Fedora Desktop to an Active Directory domain controller. Recently, I covered how to connect Ubuntu Desktop to an Active Directory domain. The domain controller I ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has updated its "best practices" advice for securing domain controllers. In general, Microsoft wants organizations to use the Azure Active Directory identity ...

If the hardware behind your domain controllers has become outdated, here's a step-by-step guide to performing a hardware refresh. Although most of the resources on my network are virtual, I have a ...

The most common reason for domain join failures is incorrect DNS configuration. For your computer to find the domain controller, its network settings must point to a DNS server that can resolve your ...

Several years ago I documented Windows updates that needed additional registry keys to be set before you are fully patched. These updates can be hard to keep track of. Microsoft recently released ...

On the surface, Active Directory groups are a simple and straightforward way to manage identities (users and/or computers) and assign permissions. Users or computers are added as group members, and ...