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2021

Restore AD Attributes
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Back in the year that is one long COVID induced fog, I wrote about how one can mount a old copy of an Active Directory Domain Services database from something such as a file level backup of a DC.

2020

Mounting An Active Directory Database Backup
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We’ve all been there right; accidentally modified a Active Directory object that you weren’t meant to.

2017

How to restore a tree of objects from the Active Directory Recycle Bin
·710 words·4 mins
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In a previous post I detailed how to setup the Active Directory Recycle Bin and restore single deleted objects back in your Active Directory.
Export users of one AD group and import to another
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It’s quite common for members of one Active Directory security group to be replicate in another.

2013

How to setup and restore a object from the Active Directory Recycle Bin
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CTRL+Z, the undo button, the recycle bin, shadow copies; The human element in the world of IT can some times be our undoing; This goes along way to explain the push to automate EVERY facet of the our IT systems.
Happy Valentines Day
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Whether you are lucky in love or still searching I hope February 14th brings you great joy and happiness.
Utilizing Add-ADUser & Import-CSV Powershell Cmdlets to bulk create Active Directory accounts
·816 words·4 mins
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We’ve all been there…your company has just taken over or brought out another company and you have been given a list of new employees to receive network accounts or another example (and my reality) it is the start of a school year and you have a herd of new year 7 students that need network accounts.

2012

Migrated your mailbox to Exchange 2010, ActiveSync connection stopped? You might be a Domain Administrator
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Came across an interesting little bug which probably would have gone unnoticed if I never migrated my mailbox to our new Exchange 2010 mail server.
Bulk creation of Active Directory User accounts via Powershell v2
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Most system administrators that I know has the burden (or the joy if you like a challenge) of creating and managing large quantities of users in Active Directory.