As you may already know, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 products reached End of Extended support on 1/14/2020. So if your Active Directory is running on Windows Server 2008, It is time to look for upgrade options. In this blog...
Read MoreAs most of you were aware, I published my book "Mastering Active Directory" back in, 2017. When I released it, I had my doubts! It was my first book even though I was writing to blogs for many years. But over the last...
Read MoreThe Protected Users security group was introduced with Windows Server 2012 R2 and continued in Windows Server 2019. This group was developed to provide better protection for high privileged accounts from credential theft...
Read MoreWindows server 2019 was available for public (GA) from early oct 2018. In past i have written many articles about domain migrations by covering different Active Directory versions. So, it is time me to write about AD 2019...
Read MoreFinally waiting game is over, Windows server 2019 is now available for public. So, it is time to start planning for your production migrations. In this demo I am going to demonstrate how we can setup Active Directory 2019 with...
Read MoreIn one of my previous post I explained how we can manage AD administration privileges using ACLs. If you didn’t read it yet you can find it using...
Read MoreWhen we talk about active directory we refer it as one service but AD DS attached to many other components as well. DNS, Group Policies, SYSVOL replication are few example for this. Each of these components need to operate well...
Read MoreOnce object is added to a domain controller, it needs to replicate to all other domain controllers. otherwise users will face issues on login, using AD integrated application and services etc. The replication is depending on...
Read MoreIn one of my previous blog posts I talked about managed service accounts. Before start on this I really recommend you to read it to have better understanding. It can find on...
Read MoreIn AD environment, FSMO role seize process only should use in a disaster where you cannot recover the FSMO role holder. It should be using for day to day operations. Some of the FSMO roles (RID, Domain Naming Master, Schema...
Read MoreThere are few ways to create user objects in Active Directory. If it’s using GUI, it can be done using Active Directory Administrative Center or Active Directory Users and Computers MMC. If it is using command line, it can...
Read MoreThis is my first blog post in 2018. So, first of all Happy New year to my blog readers! In many occasions, I have written articles about Active Directory Migrations. But still I get lots of emails from readers to clarify things...
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I am Dishan Francis. I’m a Cyber Security Consultant at Microsoft. I’m a dedicated and enthusiastic information technology expert who enjoys professional recognition and accreditation from several respected institutions. I am maintaining this blog for last 11 years. This includes more than 400 articles already. These are mainly about Microsoft Active Directory Service and Azure Active Directory Service. I also blog about different Azure services. If you need further help on subject matters, feel free to contact me on rebeladm@live.com. Also to get latest updates, follow me on twitter @rebeladm
I am glad to announce the release of my new book “Mastering Active Directory – 3rd Edition”. It is available for purchase worldwide now For more info….