active-directory
2021
Restore AD Attributes
·603 words·3 mins
system-administration
tech
active-directory
adds
powershell
sysadmin
technology
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
·639 words·3 mins
system-administration
tech
active-directory
adds
dsamain
esentutl
sysadmin
technology
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
system-administration
tech
active-directory
powershell
sysadmin
technology
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
·196 words·1 min
system-administration
tech
active-directory
powershell
sysadmin
technology
windows
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
·310 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
active-directory
powershell
sysadmin
technology
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
·35 words·1 min
random-blogging
active-directory
humor
sysadmin
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
system-administration
tech
active-directory
powershell
sysadmin
technology
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
·338 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
active-directory
activesync
exchange
exchange-2010
sysadmin
technology
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
·378 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
active-directory
powershell
sysadmin
technology
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.