by Norman Bauer | Oct 29, 2020 | Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Powershell
While managing multiple dhcp and dns servers (60+) I came across the need to unify DHCP scope settings, DNS A and PTR record registration, lease duration and DHCP DNS update credentials. So I wrote a PowerShell script to do this task on all authorized DHCP servers in...
by Norman Bauer | Aug 22, 2019 | Active Directory, Powershell
Yes, Active Directory provides details on when an active directory user last logged on. However, in a multi domain controller environment it may be tricky to get this information. If you’re on a single domain controller domain you can use Active Directory Users...
by Norman Bauer | Mar 30, 2016 | Active Directory, Environment
… or: How to update group membership information of the computer account? When updating Active Directory group membership of your users you usally ask them to logoff and logon again – or even to reboot the machine. You don’t tell them why, you just...
by Norman Bauer | Dec 7, 2013 | Active Directory
What is ANR? Ambiguous Name Resolution (ANR) is an efficient search algorithm associated with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) clients that allows for objects to be bound without complex search filters. ANR is useful when you are locating objects and...
by Norman Bauer | Feb 13, 2013 | Active Directory, BitLocker, Group Policies
Scenario: You have a Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 computer with TPM and you store your Bitlocker recovery and TPM owner information in Active Directory. When trying to configure the TPM hardware by using tpm.msc you get this error: Turn on the TPM security...
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