As a system administrator, there will be times that user will be contacting you for unlocking their AD account when they get locked out. Usually unlocking their AD account from Active Directory Users and Computers will resolve the issue.But user facing frequently account locking after unlocking the account. For this issue we need follow the some procedure and […]
In this article we see about how to configure the Windows Time service and troubleshoot when the Windows Time service doesn’t work correctly. To check the PDC Server for Time Synchronization and to configure the PDC master by using an internal hardware clock, follow these steps: Select Start > Run, type regedit, and then select OK. Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\AnnounceFlags Right-click on Announce Flags, […]
It is simple to get the Lastlogon time stamps for the computers using Active Directory Snap-in or importing the Active Directory module in the Normal PowerShell For one Computer, Open Active Directory Snap-in and run the below command with computer name for which you want to fetch the lastlogon time stamp Command Get-ADComputer -Identity ComputerName […]
In this article, We see how to create scope Reservations The purpose of DHCP is automatically assign an IP address to client user in a physical network IP address. Host Reservation mainly used for reserved the IP address to important users and Network Printer and some other. The reservation IP address is identified by MAC […]
Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) is very key part in the Active Directory environment. being Active directory administrator, we should know where are these roles placed and health of the services. Below is the simple Command to get the FSMO roles and the server where it is placed. You can use below command to get the FSMO role […]
Being Active directory Administrator, you should know what is you Forest Functional level(FFL) and Domain Functional Level(DFL). It is very much required for the applications and add-on features of active directory. Use below command to get Forest Functional Level(FFL) […]
In this post, I will be covering how to Migrate 2-Tier Windows PKI SHA-1 Algorithm Infrastructure to SHA-256(Simply called as SHA-2) Algorithm. Why do we need this migration: Server Authentication certificates: CA must begin issuing new certificates using only the SHA-2 algorithm after January 1, 2016. Windows will no longer trust certificates signed with SHA-1 […]
In the post,Will show you how to install Subordinate CA where you have already have Enterprise ROOT-CA available in the domain. Ideally, When you install Subirdiante CA Under ROOT-CA is called 2-Tier PKI Infrastructure. Many Organizations they use 2-Tier Method to avoid abnormal down due to the Servers, Threats and Vulnerability. ROOT-CA or Offline-CA will […]
In this Article, I am going to cover how to install Active Directory Rights Management Services(AD RMS) in Server 2012 R2 by using Windows Integrated Database. First Up All we need to create Service Account for the AD RMS. Normal Domain Account is fine for this and doesn’t required any additional rights. Open Active Directory […]
In this multi Part Articles, I have been covered how to installing,Configuring,creating templates and publishing it using SMB Share to domain users. Part 1: AD RMS Installation and Configuration in Server 2012 R2 Part 2: Creating AD RMS Template and Publishing to Domain users in Server 2012 R2 Here we will see how to integrate […]
