The Active Directory Users and Computers application, by default, does not allow you to edit every attribute of an object. This is because editing the attributes directly can be very dangerous, and Microsoft didn't want people destroying their Active Directory database by accident. However, if y...
Error message " New-ADUser : No superior reference has been configured for the directory service. The directory service is therefore unable to issue referrals to objects outside this forest At line:25 char:15" error message with a script sending emails to multiple recipients. error on all comm...
Recently, one of my clients needed to expose certain information over the Internet from Active Directory. The intent was to provide authentication (for logon purposes) to an external application without exposing those select attributes. You may be wondering what is the point of authenticating outsid...
For every domain controller in the forest, the spreadsheet shows the source replication partner, the time that replication last occurred, and the time that the last replication failure occurred for each naming context (directory partition). If all values for the column “Last Failure Time” are e...
To find this printer, the user might know it is located on the second floor, and search the directory for an attribute with this information. In the same light, a user account can include attributes such as usernames, passwords, the user’s name, address, telephone numbers, and other ...
Active Directory (AD)—Active Directory is a database designed to store information about your Microsoft network environment, including users, groups, passwords, user contact information, and network configuration. It is normally replicated across your network. AD FS—Active Directory Federation Services...
Figure 2.30 – Additional account properties for an Active Directory user Using this small PowerShell cmdlet, you could take things a lot further if you wanted. For example, if your HR department was to email you an Excel spreadsheet of all the new hires starting next week, you could save ...
Recently, one of my clients needed to expose certain information over the Internet from Active Directory. The intent was to provide authentication (for logon purposes) to an external application without exposing those select attributes. You may be wondering what is the point of authenticating outsid...
Recently, one of my clients needed to expose certain information over the Internet from Active Directory. The intent was to provide authentication (for logon purposes) to an external application without exposing those select attributes. You may be wondering what is the point of authenticating outsid...
The example inFigure 1shows an MA connected to an Active Directory. This is the easiest and most common MA that can be configured.Figure 2shows the attributes that are flowing into and out of the MV. The arrows define the direction of data flow. Note that not all the attributes are sele...