In an Active Directory environment, you can create a logon script that can be applied to user accounts that automatically goes to work once a user logs in. Logon scripts can be used to assign tasks ...

Scripting is a fast and versatile method administering Active Directory. Use TechRepublic Premium’s toolkit, which contains a roundup of 21 Active Directory scripts, instead of performing manual tasks ...

PowerShell seems to have the ability to automate just about anything. Active Directory (AD) is no different. By downloading a freely available PowerShell module, an IT admin can manage every facet of ...

There are several ways to create user accounts in Active Directory. If you have a single account to create, you can input the user data manually because that will probably be the quickest way. You can ...

PowerShell is a robust scripting tool that lets you automate and customize your admin tasks—including controlling the devices and user accounts stored in AD. Here are some go-to cmdlets that will ...

In my first attemp to learn Python and how it works with Windows and Active Directory, I've decided to write a little app to pull basic info from Active Directory.<BR><BR>The problem is, I have no ...

Adam walks through how to proactively monitor an AD group for changes and execute a PowerShell script to take action when that happens. Every IT professional person needs to monitor their environment ...

A regular reset of the KRBTGT account password will help prevent golden ticket attacks that allow wide unauthorized access to your network. Most large enterprises regularly change their Kerberos ...

Is there a way to force a logon script to run when a user connects via VPN? We use Symantec's VPN client and have around 20 laptops that are never on the physical network that I want to run login ...

Several years ago I documented Windows updates that needed additional registry keys to be set before you are fully patched. These updates can be hard to keep track of. Microsoft recently released ...