Checking DNS Services status To ensure DNS services are running on a Windows host, you can run the following commands to ensure services are enabled: sc stop Continue Reading
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Active directory “users and computer” auditing security events log Event ID: 512 Type: Success Audit Description: Windows NT is starting up. ————————————————————————– Event ID: 513 Continue Reading
As an IT Admin, it is very crucial task to keep the Domain Controllers up and running and periodically check for domain controller health issues. Open an elevated Continue Reading
When a computer is generating group policy errors sometimes it is a result of an expired machine account password. This can be resolved by running the command Continue Reading
I have listed some of the Ports Used by Active Directory for various services below. Service Name Port TCP/UDP Description DNS 53 Both Domain Name Service which Continue Reading
As the organization grows, employee count increases. As the employees increase, there will be increase in the number of employees leaving the company and join other organizations Continue Reading
Removing Disabled users from AD Here, I am assuming that you have separate OU’s for Application specific accounts. As, some of the applications will create a disabled Continue Reading
Below are the list of some Windows Administrative Cmdlets to manage the day to day tasks. certmgr certificates ciadv indexing services compmgmt computer management devmgmt device management Continue Reading
Steps to create a new user: 1. Click on the start button and navigate to Programs | Administrative Tools and click on Active Directory Users and Computers Continue Reading
Initiating Replication Using the Sites and Services Manager Snapin Initiating Replication Using the Sites and Services Manager Snap 1. Click Start | Programs | Administrative Tools and Continue Reading